The Life of the Party (1920)

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.