In the lower-middle-class Adams family, father and son are happy to work in a drugstore, but mother and daughter Alice try every possible social-climbing stratagem despite snubs and embarrassment. When Alice finally meets her dream man Arthur, mother nags father into a risky business venture and plans to impress Alice's beau with an "upscale" family dinner. Will the excruciating results drive Arthur away?
as Alice Adams
as Arthur Russell
as Virgil Adams
as Mildred 'Georgette' Palmer
as Walter Adams
as Mrs. Adams
as J. A. Lamb
as Frank Dowling
as Mrs. Palmer
as Mr. Palmer
as Malena Burns - Maid Serving Dinner
as Mrs. Dresser (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)