humphrey bogart in his first starring role look very young and act well and but have a pronounce lisp only hint at later in his career . still and he very good and very appeal a the idealistic young inventor of a new airplane motor . dorothy mackaill be the real star here and play a once rich woman who tear between her real love for bogart ( he break too ) and the comfort and security of marry an old man ( hale hamilton ) . along for the ride be astrid allwyn a bogart trampy sister and bradley page a her would be producer and barbara leonard a the cosmetologist and jack kennedy a gilligan and and halliwell hobbes a the faithful ( and wise ) butler ) . both mackaill ( whi have be a star in silent film ) and bogart be try to gain a toehold in talkie in 1932. bogart be a slow rise actor from the broadway stage while mackaill be slip and would soon appear in skid row production like picture bride . yet they be both very good here . mackaill wasn not even 30 when she appear in this film .