On New Years Eve, 1899, baronet's son Edward Courtney becomes engaged to Kate, his mother's maid, much to the scandal of London society. The film then follows their family through four generations, with separations, joys, tragedies, and service in the Boer War, WWI, and WWII.

• Herbert Wilcox Productions
• Michael Wilding
• Anna Neagle
• Gladys Young
• Daphne Slater
• Jack Watling
• Michael Medwin
• Edgar Norfolk
• G.H. Mulcaster