In the city of Bolton, party politics are in the control of two men, Jim Durfee and Gordon Freeman, who intend to keep it that way by running a "figurehead" for mayor. They decide upon Sheridan Dows, known as "Sherry," a young society dilettante, who surprises the political bosses by taking his responsibilities seriously.

• Selznick Pictures
• Eugene O'Brien
• Anna Q. Nilsson
• Ora Carew
• Edwin Stevens
• Joseph W. Girard
• Frances Parks
• Kate Price
• William Lion West