Hotel matriarch Edwina Nutt puts her ne'er-do-well grandson Charles in charge of stopping a hostile takeover by a Texas hotel magnate.
A visit from an immigration official uncovers the fact that Ms. Frick is an illegal alien and, unless she married an American citizen, will be deported.
Tarkington is going through a bout of depression, felling he has grown old and unattractive -- which changes when a pretty hotel guest starts spending more and more time with him.
A professional basketball team checks into the hotel before a big playtoff game and demands absolute quiet. When a crying baby wakes the team, an irate Tarkington orders the baby and its mother evicted.
Once again the hotel is empty, the money has run out, and his creditors have given Charles another deadline to pay the bills. In desperation, he suggest they get the President to spend an upcoming visit at the hotel.