Taylor Holmes son is in love, and Holmes is to meet the girl and the dragon of an aunt. She's one of those dowagers whose accomplishments consist of her ancestors having come over on the Mayflower. Back then, of course, immigration laws were less strict.
Jack White's comedy unit at Educational Pictures still hadn't gotten used to sound. Probably this was due to budget issue. Certainly director Stephen Roberts would move to directing polished features soon. Holmes is amusingly dithery. But the pacing of the dialogue shows a hesitancy with sound on the most part. Even so, Monte Collins as the butler shows that he knows how to punctuate a joke.
