Clarence Day (
William Powell ), is a benevolent despot of his 1880s New York City household. His wife Vinnie (
Irene Dunne ), is the real head of the household. The anecdotal story, encompassing such details as Clarence (Jimmy Lydon), the eldest son's romance with pretty out-of-towner Mary (
Elizabeth Taylor ). Vinnie tries to get her headstrong husband baptized, else he'll never be able to enter the Kingdom of God.