Charley has in-laws that look down on him because he's not rich. So, to try to keep up, he rushes out to buy a car—but no matter, they still think he's a drip—as does his wife. Later, when he's given a simple job to do by his boss, he screws it up—and loses face once again with his family.
Cast
Charley Chase
Jimmie Jump
Katherine Grant
Jimmy's wife, Sappie
Evelyn Burns
Mrs. Romaine Dressing, Jimmy's mother-in-law
Rolfe Sedan
Jimmy's brother-in-law
William Gillespie
Patent medicine salesman
George Rowe
Piano mover
Marie Mosquini
Unknown
Sammy Brooks
Photographer
Frank Terry
Unknown
Charley Young
Crowd onlooker (uncredited)
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