Plot

Mark Horn, once a lowly shoeshine boy, grows up to become a millionaire on Wall Street, but because of his experiences as a youth, still harbors a grudge against the rich. His money and position gain him entrance to high society, and he decides to drive wealthy Wayne Madison to ruin, agreeing to save Madison only if he lets Mark marry his daughter Viva. However, things don't turn out quite the way Mark intended.—frankfob2@yahoo.com

Mark Horn is a self-made millionaire. His ruthless methods have gained him the name of "The Wolf." At a social affair, Horn meets Wayne Madison. Horn despises Madison for depending upon his lineage for respect. When Madison tells a story at which a little group of toadies laugh hilariously, Horn causes consternation by saying he had heard it ten years before and that it was old then. Madison has invested heavily in West Central stock. Horn determines to ruin the social luminary and manipulates the stock so that it keeps falling. Facing disaster, Madison sends for Horn and wants to know what his terms will be to save him financially. Horn has become interested in Viva Madison, the daughter of the society man. He demands the hand of the girl as the price for rescuing the father. For the sake of the family he tells the girl of Horn's terms. She is enraged at the proposal, but the tears and pleadings of her mother and her sister prevail, and she reluctantly accepts. Horn brutally asks her if she knows what price had been put on her by her father. This insult so works on the sensitive girl that she calls a servant to show Horn out, and he causes the West Central stock to go up and the Madison family rejoice because their fortune is restored. Horn writes to the girl saying that he took her dismissal as final but that had she accepted him under the conditions, he would have left her father to his fate. Though hopeless of winning her, he tells her of his deep love and respect. Understanding the test Horn had made of her and realizing his high ideal of womanhood, the girl called him up on the 'phone and asked him to tea the following afternoon. Gladdened by the good news, Horn smiles and whistles for the first time in years.—Moving Picture World synopsis