norma have spend most of the 20 playing beautiful ingenue but her first talkie cast her a a brassy showgirl in the trial of mary dugan and she come through with flying colour . from then on her sweet and lovely ingenue be cast aside and she sizzle in part that cast her a sophisticated woman of the world or society girl out for thrill . let u be gay be make before but release after the divorcée and be an unusual twist on the upper crust drama that shearer make her own . norma first appear without make up a frumpish kitty brown and who main purpose in life be to pander to her very unappreciative husband bob ( rod la rocque ) . she be hurry to get him off to his golf game but in reality he be go to see his mistress . when helen and the mistress and come to the house for a showdown and kitty face the situation with civility but behind closed door she be a mass of emotion and bob leaf for good . three year later mrs. courtland brown ( kitty ) come to stay a a house guest of the eccentric mrs. bouccicoult ( bouccy ) ( marie dressler ) . kitty be now a knockout and bouccy have a job for her . she want kitty to romance a house guest and who in his turn be romance her grand daughter diane ( beautiful sally eilers ) . shock . horror . the man be none other than bob and her ex husband . kitty carry off the meeting with sophistication and witty repartee there seem to be something strangely familiar about that man . and no one be the wiser . the film then settle down into one of those early very talkie and boring drawing room comedy . kitty cast a spell over all the men and bob be desperate to start again . the woman have all the strong role in this film men be just puppet . raymond hackett seem to be in the film a an extra butler pas me a cushion and get me a drink and move this chair instead of diane harass fiancé . norma shearer be of course the whole show and marie dressler add bouccy to her list of eccentric portrayal and sally eilers be a real eyeful a the gorgeous diane .