Twenty Dollars a Week (1924)

Overview

John Reeves, steel magnate, wagers with his son Chester that he can earn twenty dollars a week and live on it. He procures work in the office of William Hart's steel plant. Against her brother's wish, Hart's sister Muriel adopts a little boy. Hart evens up by adopting John Reeves as his father. Reeves foils James Pettison's plot to ruin Hart. Chester also makes good as a workman and wins the affection of Hart's sister. The father reveals his identity and takes Hart as a partner.

Cast

George Arliss

John Reeves

Taylor Holmes

William Hart

Ronald Colman

Chester Reeves

Edith Roberts

Muriel Hart

Ivan F. Simpson

James Pettison

Wallie Howe

Henry Sloane