Stuart Duncan, in order that he may keep up the bluff that his family is wealthy, spends with the sanction of his father, large sums of money. This constant drain on the family’s bank account, begins to be felt, and Stuart’s parents look for a wealthy girl for him, so that they may retrieve their family fortune. The son, with an auto full of friends visits Universal City to see how motion pictures are made. In going around the grounds, the party come upon the company in which Dixie Coday is the star. Dixie makes quite a hit with Stuart and in the ensuing days the two are frequently seen together. They become so friendly that Stuart elves an extravagant supper in honor of Miss Coday. Stuart’s mother and father are present and through a friend meet Miss Forrest, an heiress. Both decide that she is just the one for their son. Stuart has become so infatuated with Dixie that he decides to enter his father’s employ and requests his father to give him a place in the office. The mother objects to her son working, but the persuasions of both father and son finally win her over. The Duncans have planned the match with the heiress so finely that they think they will give a surprise supper and announce the engagement of their son with the heiress, but the son learns their plans and leaves a note stating that he is married to Dixie Coday. When the parents learn the girl is a moving picture actress the mother forbids the son the house, while the father has his son’s name taken from the firm stationery and orders him to stay away from the office. When Dixie married a supposed wealthy son she quit the stage amid the envious congratulations of her friends, but when Stuart is unable to find work she decides to return to her former work. Stuart, returning home discouraged, finds a note to this effect and while pondering over the affair falls asleep and has a vivid dream, in which his jealousy causes him untold trouble. His mother meets the girl and really comes to like her, so it is through the mother and daughter-in-law that a family reconciliation finally is brought about.