John Sharon, a steel magnate is immensely successful from the worldly point of view, while Ed Young, his humble employee, views himself as a failure because his income shrinks as his family responsibilities increase. Sharon's only son is a drunken disappointment, his wife becomes alienated from him, and his daughter falls critically ill.
Hobart Bosworth
as John Sharon
Eugenie Besserer
as Mrs. John Sharon
Wheeler Oakman
as Harold - John Sharon's Wayward Son
Tom Santschi
as Ed Young
Bessie Eyton
as Mrs. Ed Young
Baby Lillian Wade
as Little Mary Young
Frank Clark
as Louis Schwartz - 1st Laborer
Eddie James
as John Ericson - 2nd Laborer
Fred Huntley
as Dr. John Meekins
Camille Astor
as The Nurse