

A married restaurant owner is persuaded to become a bootlegger by a beautiful young girl. When he starts making money at it, she steals it, then runs off with another man. His wife finds out what happened. Complications ensue.
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Cast

Emil Jannings
Wilhelm Spengler

Ruth Chatterton
Greta Blanke

Barry Norton
Tom Spengler

Jean Arthur
Mary Spengler

Jack Luden
Otto Schmidt

Zasu Pitts
Mother Spengler

Matthew Betz
Gus Newman

Harry Cording
The Hijacker

Arthur Housman
The Count

Frank Reicher
The Eye Specialist
Douglas Haig
Tom, as a child

Anne Shirley
Mary, as a child (as Dawn O'Day)
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