Former criminal Fred Benton, now older, tries to go straight working in a bank. Meanwhile young Tom Benton and his grandmother Millie find themselves in a financial descent that threatens the family's legacy. Adapted by screenwriter Dorothy Yost from the magazine story "Pedigree" by Calvin Johnston focuses on how people can go wrong.

Belle Bennett
as Millie Benton

William V. Mong
as Fred Benton

William Bakewell
as Tom Benton

Ena Gregory
as Mona Benton

William Desmond
as Morgan Gray

Olin Francis
as Milt Soreley

Patrick Cunning
as Algernon Gray