Jim Gladden, a construction site foreman, is partially responsible for the accidental death of one of his workers, Fred Smith, and makes good on Fred's deathbed request to go to Scotch Valley and take care of his surviving wife and children. When Jim arrives in the small town, he is told that there are two Fred Smith families in Scotch Valley, the rich Smiths and the poor Smiths. Jim assumes that the Smiths he is looking for are the poor ones, and is directed to a house where four children live in poverty.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Warner BaxterJim Gladden | Jim Gladden |
 Marian NixonSally Smith | Sally Smith |
 Rita La RoyLotti Pelgram | Lotti Pelgram |
 William Pawley2nd Fred Smith | 2nd Fred Smith |
 Lucille PowersOlive Smith | Olive Smith |
 David LandauSam Pelgram | Sam Pelgram |
 Clarence WilsonWilliam J. 'Bill' Hansen | William J. 'Bill' Hansen |
 Frankie DarroPete Smith | Pete Smith |
| GGail KornfeldLily Smith | Lily Smith |
| JJoe HacheySam Pelgram, Jr. | Sam Pelgram, Jr. |
 Edwin Stanley1st Fred Smith | 1st Fred Smith |
| JJoan BreslauNancy Smith | Nancy Smith |
 Nora CecilSaleslady | Saleslady |
 Harry DunkinsonFat Hicks | Fat Hicks |
| RRodney HildebrandtDeputy Sheriff | Deputy Sheriff |
 Ben TaggartDeputy Sheriff | Deputy Sheriff |