Summary
In the volatile social landscape of 1917, Peter Drake navigates a labyrinthine courtship of Jackie Swazey, a pursuit complicated by the formidable political aspirations of her mother. Mrs. Swazey, a strident suffragette and unwavering Prohibitionist, demands that Peter prove his worth by aiding her campaign and, more perilously, reforming her chronically inebriated husband. However, the narrative takes a sharp, satirical turn when Peter’s attempts at moral rectitude dissolve into a boozy camaraderie with the elder Swazey, leading the pair into the confines of a local jail. Their liberation comes at a steep price, orchestrated by the opportunistic Mike Clancey—Mrs. Swazey’s political nemesis—who demands her withdrawal from the race as recompense. Caught between familial loyalty and romantic desperation, Peter engineers a subversive masterstroke: he clandestinely intoxicates the temperance leader at her own rally, leveraging the resulting scandal to facilitate a swift elopement with Jackie before the sobriety of morning brings the inevitable reckoning.
Synopsis
Peter Drake meets and falls in love with Jackie Swazey, the daughter of a feisty suffragette and incipient politician. In order to impress her, he agrees to help Mrs Swazey in her campaign to become elected. His first task is a difficult one - Mrs Swazey's ticket is Prohibition, and her husband, Jackie's Pa, is little more than a drunk. Instead of reforming him, Peter gets on with Pa Swazey like a house on fire, and they end up drunk and in jail! Fortunately the are helped out by a man named Mike Clancey. Unfortunately, he is Mrs Swazey's main opponent in the election - and the price he demands for his help is her elimination from the race. Peter comes up with the perfect solution: he spikes her drink at a Prohibition rally and gets her drunk! Before she sobers up and the sparks fly, Jackie and Peter elope.
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