The just out of college effete son of a no-nonsense steamboat captain comes to visit his father whom he’s not seen since he was little.

Struggling stockbroker Jimmie Shannon learns that, if he gets married by 7 p.m. on his 27th birthday — which is today — he’ll inherit $7 million from an eccentric relative.

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent-film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.