In the small town of New York, a reporter and his photographer follow an eloping heiress and discover a marriage license clerk who has never issued a license to a couple that eventually gets divorced. The reporter writes a story about the clerk, Jud Holcomb, who becomes a celebrity. The reporter falls in love with Jud's daughter, Nancy, while a local attorney, Lloyd Wilson, becomes a jilted suitor.
This Marriage Business
New York City reporter Bill Terry and his photographer-assistant "Candid" Perry track down an eloping heiress to a small New York town, where they encounter Jud Holcomb, the marriage license clerk, who offers words of wisdom.
