Based on Martin Flavin's play, a nagged husband is robbed and
loses his job; but he lets his daughter get married and gains
his wife's respect.
Horatio Gillingwater (Hugh Herbert) gets up out of bed and is
nagged by his wife Evalina Gillingwater (Dorothy Vaughan). His
boss Jonathan Ramp (Clarence Wilson) asks Horatio to take a 10%
cut and sends him to a bank for $30,000 in bonds. The bank is
robbed by four men, who take the bonds from Horatio. A motorcycle
cop is shot by the men in the fleeing car, which crashes; one
is left injured. Evalina and Alice Gillingwater (Mary Treen) criticize
Lois Gillingwater (Patricia Ellis) for seeing Jerry Wayne (Warren
Hull). Horatio comes in late for dinner. Evalina and Alice go
to the movies. Jerry comes in and gives Horatio a drink and a
cigar. Jake Buckley (Hobart Cavanaugh) arrives and invites Horatio
to the lodge.
Police close in on the three robbers and shoot one as two escape
to the lodge meeting. Ramp says that Horatio is drunk and fires
him, and Horatio assaults him. The two robbers put the bonds in
Horatio's coat. Jerry gives Lois a ring and asks to elope; she
agrees to ask her father's permission. Jerry goes for a judge
as Horatio and Jake stagger in. Lois gets her father to say yes.
Jerry brings in Judge Felton (Arthur Aylesworth), who conducts
a wedding without hearing well. Evalina and Alice come in, and
Evalina makes Judge Felton and Jake leave. Evalina declares war
on Jerry and tells Horatio to hit her, which he does. Ramp has
Horatio arrested for assault, and the bonds are found in his coat.
Evalina, Alice, and Lois wash dishes as Evalina cries. Mugsy O'Banion
(Robert Gleckler) and Lester come for the bonds, and Evalina recognizes
Mugsy as Harold, the man she should have married. Jerry comes
in and fights Harold and Lester, and Lois gets their guns. Harold
and Lester are put in jail with Horatio, who meets the man his
wife always admired. He asks Harold to take Evalina and twists
his arm.
Jake tells Jerry and police that he saw the bonds being put in
Horatio's coat. Jerry and Jake go to Ramp to get Horatio released.
Ramp asks Horatio to be a partner. In the final scenes Jerry and
Lois leave on their honeymoon. Harold smokes a cigar and gives
Evalina orders. Evalina cries and says she wanted Horatio to get
along in the world.
This comedy shows the transformation of a hen-pecked husband
as his daughter marries a young man, who assists in the capture
of the man the nagging wife always cited as a better example.
The husband realizes how he has let his wife dominate him.