For Alimony Only (1926)

A stormy marriage of 6 months between Narcissa and Peter Williams ends in a bitter quarrel and to gain his freedom Peter offers her more alimony than he can afford Then he meets Mary Martin who restores his faith in marriage With business reverses Peter falls behind in his alimony payments and neglects his new wife Narcissa however manages to support Bertie Waring a young sofahound but she protests the delayed alimony and Mary is forced to take a job with an interior decorating establishment Peter goes to Narcissa to appeal to her generosity at the moment when Mary unaware of Narcissas identity as her husbands first wife is working in Narcissas apartment seeing them together Mary leaves in humiliation and accepts an invitation from Bertie