- An attractive young woman thrusts an attorney into wild adventures.
- Milly Hollister, the secretary for the Better Babies League, consults Judge Voris for advice in her fight against the milk trust, unaware that he is in collusion with the trust. The judge refers Milly to attorney Algernon Leary, whom he regards as an incompetent buffoon. The corpulent attorney is so smitten with Milly that, although impoverished, he tears up her check and accepts the case for nothing. When the case comes to trial under Judge Voris, he makes Leary appear ridiculous and throws him out of court. Angered, Leary denounces Voris, now a mayoral candidate, as a tool of the trust, and with the backing of Milly's organization decides to run for mayor himself. To discredit his opponent, Voris hires a notorious woman called French Kate to compromise Leary. The scandal alienates Milly, who announces her betrothal to Voris. After a series of misadventures, Leary is vindicated and wins both Milly and the election.—AFI
- Algernon Leary is a young lawyer whose business is non-existent. His safe contains an assortment of "beverages." When his stenographer interrupts him taking a nip, he holds the bottle behind him, with his back to the window. A window cleaner on the scaffold outside then relieves Leary of the bottle. Milly Hollister, a member of the Better Babies League, goes to Judge Voris for advice on how to fight the Milk Trust, who are profiteers. The Judge, who is cahoots with the Trust, sends Milly to see Leary, knowing the lawyer is incompetent. Loris then meets with two members of the Trust, who forward Leary a check for $5000 as a bribe. Leary is in desperate need of funds, and is tempted to take the money, but Milly wins him over. When the case comes to trial, Voris makes Leary look foolish and throws the case out. Leary denounces Voris, claiming the Judge is a tool of the Milk Trust. Since Voris is running for Mayor, the women of the League put Leary up against him. The Trust tries to frame Leary by having him photographed with a vamp named "French Kate." Leary then attends a party where everyone is told to wear child's clothes. He is the life of the party, as he dresses himself as a little boy in rompers. But he leaves the party depressed, since Milly turns against him. On his way home in a snowstorm, he is robbed of his overcoat. He wanders about in his rompers, until he lands in the apartment house where Milly and Judge Voris both live. French Kate is visiting the judge with some important information. There is a wild chase throughout the apartments, and at one point, Leary disguises himself as a chair. When Leary discovers the Judge with Kate, the young lawyer gets the Judge to resign. Leary then wins back Milly.—scsu1975
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By what name was The Life of the Party (1920) officially released in Canada in English?
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