Without Children (1935)

Struggling architect David Cole is encouraged by his boss Phil Graham to fraternize with high society as a means of drumming up business This inadvertently leads to him having an affair with a rich older woman When his wife Sue discovers the infidelity she divorces him and takes away their two children It turns out this was Phils intent all along so he could marry Sue With David now living in Europe the two children grow up spoiled and selfcentered under Phil and Sues neglectful care When one of them is shot while roughhousing David realizes he must own up to his responsibilities as a fatherbut it may be too late to make a difference in his childrens lives