The photographer Hans Hoppe is an inveterate gambler as well as being the proud father of three children. His wealthy brother in America, Pedro, offers to pay a dowry for his three children to get married, but Hans uses the money to pay off his gambling debts at the racetrack. Things are thrown awry when Pedro arrives on a visit. Hans gets his children to act out the role of loving spouses, but when of one of his sons' "wife" falls in love with Pedro, he sees through the trick. He ultimately forgives his brother for his scam.
