A wealthy young man, Richard Sutton, is secretly engaged to Linda Pearson, but their financial struggles prevent them from marrying. Richard accepts a deal from a corrupt promoter, claiming he's inherited a fortune from a rich uncle in Brazil. News of his newfound wealth spreads, and his grandmother, who's wealthy but ailing, becomes overjoyed. To avoid hurting her, Richard is tricked into an engagement with a young woman, Gwenny Miller, whom his grandmother favors. Meanwhile, Barbara Cartwright, the daughter of the town's richest man, proposes a plan to help Richard out of his predicament, and he finds himself engaged to her instead.
Too Many Women
A financially struggling couple must keep their engagement a secret, but Richard's growing desperation leads him to fabricate a false inheritance from a wealthy uncle in Brazil, causing chaos and deception.