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?
Movie tag line: "Twenty-two and wonderful ... as Booth Tarkington's loveliest heroine!"
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Character: Alice Adams
Character: Arthur Russell
Character: Virgil Adams
Character: Mildred 'Georgette' Palmer
Character: Walter Adams
Character: Mrs. Adams
Character: J. A. Lamb
Character: Frank Dowling
Character: Mrs. Palmer
Character: Mr. Palmer
Character: Malena Burns - Maid Serving Dinner
Character: Mrs. Dresser (uncredited)
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)