- A young newlywed couple try to decide whether to live the high life or have their child.
- Young newlyweds Molly and Ted Wayne plan to live their lives in the fast lane. The have no desire for children. At first. Soon, Molly wonders about the positive aspects of kids. Ted, on the other hand, finds he is growing to hate children more with each passing day. They visit their friends Bob and Helen, who have a house full of kids, and agree that their friends are "tied down" by their brood. Soon, Molly discovers that she is pregnant. She considers abortion until she visits the local movie house and sees a film about sex hygiene; she's so upset by the film, particularly an abortion scene,, that she decides to keep the child. Returning home to Ted, she informs him of her condition. He goes out drinking for several days, then goes to see his mother, who tells him Molly is worried about him. He goes back to the bar and saves a boy who is getting beaten up, then realizes that his place is with his wife and their child. Molly gives birth to a boy, and the three live happily ever after.—Kieran Kenney
- Just before her wedding, sophisticated Molly Marsden informs her more traditional parents that she and her fiancee, Ted Wayne, want a childless, "modern" marriage. In contrast to the Marsdens, Ted's mother supports her son's plans, reassuring him that he will be happier without the burden of children.
After a year of marriage, Molly, who works a full-time job, questions Ted about his feelings and discovers that he still has no desire to become a father.
At a nightclub, Ted spots a married friend cavorting with a single woman and tells Molly that by having a baby, the friend's wife chose motherhood over marriage and therefore deserves to be abandoned. Distressed by Ted's attitude, Molly telephones a girlfriend and confides in her that she is pregnant and may need an abortion.
Later, Ted and Molly are entertained by Bob and Helen, a young couple with two small children. Although Molly is entranced by the children, Ted finds them irritating and expresses only pity for their parents. Molly then goes to the movie theater and watches 'Sins of Love', a cautionary story about promiscuity and venereal disease. Moved by the film, Molly confronts Ted and tells him that she is pregnant and wants to have the baby. Unable to accept his impending responsibility, Ted deserts Molly, loses his job, and spends his days drinking in bars.
After watching his vain and cold-hearted mother get a face lift, Ted saves the young son of a bar mate from a gang beating. Eventually Ted ends up in a sanitarium and, during his convalescence, is visited by his bar mate's son, who tells him that he would make a good father. Repentant and wiser, a recovered Ted returns to Molly and embraces "Junior," his newborn son.
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