Frank Dolan

An ex-con vows vengeance on the newspaper responsible for putting him behind bars, but has a change of heart when another racketeer threatens to bring the paper down..

An Italian immigrant studying the law gets mixed up with crooks.

An Italian immigrant studying the law gets mixed up with crooks.

Jim Wade (William Powell) e Edward "Blackie" Gallagher (Clark Gable) são amigos de infância que seguem caminhos distintos. Gallagher se torna um jogador e gângster, enquanto Wade é eleito promotor, devido à sua integridade, e se candidata a governador. Eleanor Packer (Myrna Loy), que tivera uma forte relação com Blackie, se casa com Wade. Neste período Wade se vê obrigado a pedir a pena de morte ao amigo, que foi acusado de assassinato, sem imaginar que Blackie cometeu o crime para ajudá-lo a se eleger governador.

Jaunty young policeman Danny Dolan falls in love with waterfront cafe waitress Helen Riley.

Jim Gladden, a construction site foreman, is partially responsible for the accidental death of one of his workers, Fred Smith, and makes good on Fred's deathbed request to go to Scotch Valley and take care of his surviving wife and children. When Jim arrives in the small town, he is told that there are two Fred Smith families in Scotch Valley, the rich Smiths and the poor Smiths. Jim assumes that the Smiths he is looking for are the poor ones, and is directed to a house where four children live in poverty.

Mabel sneaks away from her parents for some mischievous fun at the fairgrounds with a pair of impromptu suitors.

Mabel, in the park with her mother, sees her boyfriend and asks him to join them.

Charlot convence Tillie (Edna Purviance), a filha de um abastado agricultor, a fugir com ele (e levar o dinheiro do pai). Na cidade Tillie embebeda-se e vai parar à prisão enquanto Charlot foge com o dinheiro e a sua antiga namorada Mabel. Mais tarde, Charlot descobre que Tillie (a trabalhar como empregada de mesa) herdou uma grande propriedade do seu multimilionário tio. Charlot abandona Mabel e convence Tillie a mudar-se para a casa do seu falecido tio, mas Mabel arranja maneira de ser contratada para criada da casa. O tio, que afinal não morreu, aparece e chama a policia para expulsar todos da sua propriedade.

Charlie plays an actor who bungles several scenes and is kicked out. He returns convincingly dressed as a lady and charms the director, but Charlie never makes it into the film.

To show his girl how brave he is, Pug challenges the champion to a fight. Charlie referees, trying to avoid contact with the two monsters.