Although he graduated from that time-worn university, the college of hard knocks, the tireless efforts of John P. Grout have paid off. He owns a number of department stores and his wife and children are well provided for. However, his family is completely ungrateful and takes him -- and his money -- for granted. Grout's attempts to keep them all happy are driving him to bankruptcy and he eventually becomes seriously ill. Eventually his wife and kids come to realize how badly they've treated Pops.....
Claude Gillingwater
as John P. Grout
Kate Lester
as Mrs. Grout
Patsy Ruth Miller
as Mab
Cullen Landis
as Seth Smith
Max Davidson
as Georges Cartier
Richard Tucker
as J.P. Grout Jr.
Dana Todd
as Ethelwolf Grout
Nell Craig
as Julia
Esther Ralston
as Beatrice
Helen Hayward
as Mrs. Frish
William A. Carroll
as MacClune
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
as