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.
Baby Lillian Wade
Little Mary YoungHobart Bosworth
John SharonEugenie Besserer
Mrs. John SharonTom Santschi
Ed YoungWheeler Oakman
Harold - John Sharon's Wayward SonFred Huntley
Dr. John MeekinsBessie Eyton
Mrs. Ed YoungFrank Clark
Louis Schwartz - 1st Laborer