A man's life is retold just after his funeral. Beginning as a track walker, Tom Garner rose through all sorts of railroad jobs to head the company. In the meantime he lost touch with his family. When he saw what was happening it was already too late.

• Fox Film Corporation
• Spencer Tracy
• Colleen Moore
• Ralph Morgan
• Helen Vinson
• Phillip Trent
• Henry Kolker
• Sarah Padden
• Billy O'Brien