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Millionaire Curtis adopts three girls as wards in 1927
In 1927 at Curtis department store owner T Q Curtis takes Nyda Loman Winnie Shelton and Billy Wells into his home as wards for a year to aid their ambitions Billy alone shows genuine musical talent while Nyda and Winnie scheme for luxuries A fallout over a safe robbery tests loyalties as Billy rejects adoption and plans for her future while Curtis weighs selling the store and guiding the women away from gossip and needlessly dramatic schemes
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T. Q. Curtis
Billy Wells
Nyda Loman
Winnie Shelton
T. Q
Billy
Dal Romaine
Nyda
Winnie
Clay Curtis
Clay
Wells
Eddie Banning
Viola
T. Q Curtis
Navratil
Eddie
Min
Shea
Presley Warburton
Mr. Curtis
Warburton
Europe
Dal
Romaine
Dale
Curtis
New York