Ne'er-do-well Homer Cavender ventures to the city from Mainsville in an effort to find fame and fortune. Both elude him, and after clerking for two years, Homer returns home for a vacation. Impressed by his flashy clothes, the townspeople assume that Homer has achieved success. Attempting to win Rachel Prouty from his rival, Arthur Machim, Homer continues the deception by announcing that his employer, Kort and Bailly, has dispatched him to enroll stockholders for a proposed new plant to be built in Mainsville. Machim discovers the sham and denounces Homer as a crook.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Charles RayHomer Cavender | Homer Cavender |
 Otto HoffmanSilas Prouty | Silas Prouty |
 Priscilla BonnerRachel Prouty | Rachel Prouty |
 John ElliottMr. Bailly | Mr. Bailly |
 Gus LeonardThe Grocer | The Grocer |
 Joseph HazeltonThe Shoe Store Man | The Shoe Store Man |
 Bert WoodruffFarmer Higgins | Farmer Higgins |
 Louis MorrisonOld Tracey | Old Tracey |
 Mollie McConnellDowager | Dowager |
| RRalph McCulloughArthur Machim | Arthur Machim |
| WWalter HigbyOld Machim | Old Machim |
| HHarry HydeMr. Kort | Mr. Kort |