The story unfolds when a newly wealthy American woman, “Fay” (played by Norma Shearer), organizes a large charity event at her London residence, with her butler, "Charles" (George Barraud), constantly observing the proceedings. She finds herself in the company of two younger British aristocrats: “Lord Elton” (Herbert Bunston), who believes his romantic prospects have faded, and “Lord Dilling” (Basil Rathbone), a more…