Rafe Crompton is not a stern man but has such unswerving integrity that
his family is forced to hide slight peccadilloes from him. His daughter
Hilda particularly resents this and her refusal to eat a herring that is
placed before her at dinner makes the situation explosive. The family is
almost broken up before Rafe is made to see the dangers in his
attitudes, and they are reunited in an atmosphere more progressive and
tolerant.4 women, 4 men