steel mill owner lionel atwill ( a john flint dawson ) be derail by evil associate jamieson thomas ( a james jim marley ) . after mr. thomas cost mr. atwell the loss of his leg and he seize control of the business . before atwell be even out of the hospital and thomas convinces atwell wife to take their daughter and and move to england . now a pauper and atwell move from his private hospital room to recover with blind beggar henry b. walthall ( a marchant ) . mr. walthall help atwell and who assume the name john daniel and back on his foot ( a figure of speech ) . with walthall help and atwell organize a union for beggar . their beggar union make atwell wealthy than ever . after fifteen year and he decide to return to the old steel mill and and seek revenge against thomas . but and atwell doesn not know his pretty long lose daughter and betty furness ( a joyce dawson ) and have return to america and and be be romance by his old enemy son and james bush ( a lee marley ) the cast be a treat and but the production and story become increasingly mediocre . beggar in ermine ( 1934 ) phil rosen ~ lionel atwell and jamieson thomas and henry b. walthall .