A loose remake of the 1935 comedy of the same name. Thanks to the efforts of his social-climbing wife Jessie, furniture store employee Wilbur Todd is tossed headfirst into the world of small-town politics. Sized up as a patsy by crooked politician Kirkwood, poor Wilbur is plied with champagne as part of Kirkwood's scheme to land a sweetheart playground-equipment contract.
as Wilbur Todd
as Jessie Todd
as Kirkwood
as O'Leary
as Appleby
as Mr. McIntosh
as Mrs. McIntosh
as Mabel
as Sharpe