A Little Brother of the Rich

Plot Summary

Captain of the Yale football team, Paul Potter becomes engaged to his small-town Indiana sweetheart Sylvia Castle but once in the big city he becomes involved with married society girl Muriel Evers and finds Sylvia too provincial, ending their engagement. In time Sylvia meets alcoholic actor, Henry Leamington, who encourages her to become an actress while she helps him get sober. In New York she finds success and becomes reacquainted with Paul for whom she still has feelings, but comes to realize he is a lout and returns to Henry.

Top Cast

Frank Mayo Paul Potter

Kathryn Adams Sylvia Chase

J. Barney Sherry Henry Leamington

Lila Leslie Muriel Evers

John Gilbert Carl Wilmerding