Natalie Kingston

Dick Wallace wants to marry a minister's grand-daughter but his father, who wants him to get work on his company's business, is opposed. She takes a job with the company to prove she's okay.

Dick Wallace wants to marry a minister's grand-daughter but his father, who wants him to get work on his company's business, is opposed. She takes a job with the company to prove she's okay.

A straight-laced father tries to control his free-spirited son in this romantic comedy. Fed up with his son's wild ways, Mr. Wallace (Reginald Barlow) forces him to take a job as a collections agent. But Dick (John Wayne) falls for Marion (Evalyn Knapp), whose grandfather is overdue on his payments. Wallace is convinced Marion's a gold-digger and forbids the relationship, so she takes a job at his office to prove she's daughter-in-law material.

Dick Wallace wants to marry a minister's grand-daughter but his father, who wants him to get work on his company's business, is opposed. She takes a job with the company to prove herself to Mr. Wallace.

Praised by contemporary reviewers for its vivid portrayal of the urban underclass in 1930s China, this film is loosely based on Frank Borzage's silent classic SEVENTH HEAVEN.

His Private Secretary -- Dick Wallace wants to marry a minister's grand-daughter but his father, who wants him to get work on his company's business, is opposed. She takes a job with the company to prove she's okay.