The evils of alcohol before and during prohibition become evident as we see its effects on the rich Chilcote family and the hard working Tarleton family.
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Dorothy Jordan as Maggie May
Lewis Stone as Roger Chilcote
Neil Hamilton as Roger Chilcote, Jr.
Emma Dunn as Mrs. Chilcote
Frederick Burton as Major Randolph
Reginald Barlow as Judge Brandon
John Larkin as Moses
Gertrude Howard as Angelina
Robert Young as Kip Tarleton
Walter Huston as Pow Tarleton
Jimmy Durante as Abe Shilling
Wallace Ford as Jerry Tyler
Myrna Loy as Eileen Pinchon
Joan Marsh as Evelyn Fessenden
John Miljan as Major Doleshal
Clarence Muse as Taylor Tibbs
Clara Blandick as Mrs. Tarleton
Forrester Harvey as Mr. Fortesque
John Beck as Mr. Garrison
Ben Alexander as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
Frank Atkinson as Barman at New Year Party (uncredited)
Jack Baxley as Wilson Supporter (uncredited)
Don Brodie as Would-Be Bootlegger (uncredited)
Ann Brody as Mrs. Schwartz (uncredited)
Berton Churchill as Roger's Uncle Dick (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin as Drunk (uncredited)
Cecil Cunningham as Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Max Davidson as Mr. Schwartz (uncredited)
Gordon De Main as Eye Specialist (uncredited)
Louise Emmons as Cackling Hag in New York City Bar (uncredited)
Jim Farley as Bar Proprietor (uncredited)
Bud Geary as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Julia Griffith as Club Eileen Customer (uncredited)
Sherry Hall as Would-Be Bootlegger (uncredited)
Harry Holman as Wilson Supporter (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten as Nightclubber Asking the Time (uncredited)
George Irving as Judge (uncredited)
Jack Jordan as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Edward LeSaint as Southerner (uncredited)
Tom Mahoney as Pete - Policeman (uncredited)
Eily Malyon as Irish Drunk's Wife (uncredited)
Philo McCullough as Bar Customer (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Jr. as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Sr. as Food Control Speaker (uncredited)
Matt McHugh as Shorty the Bellboy (uncredited)
Carlyle Moore Jr. as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien as Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
Broderick O'Farrell as Bootleg Financial Backer (uncredited)
Bradley Page as Frankie - Bootlegger (uncredited)
Frank Rice as Expectant Father / Bootleg Thug (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore as Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited)
Hector V. Sarno as Would-Be Bootlegger (uncredited)
Harry Strang as Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Morgan Wallace as Bootlegger Leader (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson as Charles Evan Hughes Campaigner (uncredited)
Woodrow Wilson as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)