The Progressive Party convention is deadlocked for governor, so both sides nominate the dark horse Zachary Hicks. Kay Russell suggests they hire Hal Blake as campaign manager; but first they have to get him out of jail for not paying alimony. Blake organizes the office and coaches Hicks to answer every question by pausing and then saying, "Well yes, but then again no." Blake will sell Hicks as dumb but honest. Russell refuses to marry Blake, while Joe keeps people away from Blake's office. Blake teaches Hicks a speech by Lincoln. At the debate when the conservative candidate Underwood recites the same speech, Blake exposes him as a plagiarist. Hicks is presented for photo opportunities and gives his yes-and-no answer to any question, including whether he expects to win.
Bette Davis
Warren William
Guy Kibbee
Vivienne Osborne
Frank McHugh
Sam Hardy
Harry Holman
Charles Sellon
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Berton Churchill
Robert Warwick
Louise Beavers
Harry C. Bradley
Harrison Greene
Harry Leroy
Wilfred Lucas
Wilbur Mack
Tom McGuire
Bert Moorhouse
Edmund Mortimer
Field Norton
Henry Otho
Paul Panzer
Cyril Ring
Cliff Saum
Harry Seymour
Charles Sherlock
Phil Tead
Jim Thorpe
Monte Vandergrift
Harry Wilson