"Pick-Up" stars Sylvia as "Baby Face" Mary who is just being released from prison after serving 2 years. Her husband still has 3 to go but Mary is determined to leave him and his confidence tricks behind and start a new, clean life. After seeking shelter from the rain and an unwanted admirer, she comes to the attention of Harry Glynn, a taxi driver, who thinks she is a prostitute. He picks her up - as the poster says "She is easy to get but hard to forget"!! and they are soon living together. He sees a column in the paper about "Baby Face" Mary and lets his feelings be known about "dames of that sort". Molly (Mary has decided not to tell him about her past) soon realises that Harry is a man without ambition - he is willing to go on working for a boss and putting away $10 a week. Molly has plans for him to go into partnership in a garage - she creates a scene at work with her lecherous boss (Clarence Wilson) and they both quit. Harry wants to marry her - but she is still married to the brute in jail, who keeps tabs on her with a spy on the outside. They have now made good and live a nice life in the country. Enter Muriel (Lillian Bond) the spoiled daughter of the local banker, who sets her cap at Harry when he rescues her water-logged car from the river. He is attracted to her and begins to be ashamed of his humble beginnings and the way he met Molly. Unbeknownst to Harry, Molly has found getting a divorce easier than she anticipated but Harry has some news of his own - he has fallen for Muriel!! It doesn't take him long to realise who the real "lady" is but when he goes back to the house he finds Molly has gone...
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