Gerald Cranston, a successful financier and industrialist who worked his way up through the ranks, enters into a marriage of convenience with Lady Hermione, from which he hopes to gain social prestige; Hermione, for her part, desires financial independence. Gordon Ibbotsleigh attempts to win Hermione's affection, while Hermione's cousin Angela directs her wiles toward Gerald. Both efforts fail, however, and the threat of financial ruin finally and firmly unites the Cranstons.
Gerald Cranston
Hermione, Lady Gerald Cranston
Gordon Ibbotsleigh
Rennie
Stanley Tilotson
Ephraim Brewster
Lord Rawley
Arthur
Angela
Sir James Guthrie
Cranston's Mother
Ingenue (uncredited)