Aging millionaire Samuel Fulton (Charles Coburn) wants to leave his fortune to the family of a woman who once turned down his marriage proposal. To test the family first, he gives them $100, 000 anonymously. The money goes to their heads as the family move into a mansion & tries to marry off the daughter to a rich socialite instead of Dan Stebbins (Rock Hudson). Will the family learn their lesson & will Samuel decide to leave his fortune to them in the end?