It had been filmed before in 1921 in the silent era as The Great Adventure with Lionel Barrymore, and was remade again in 1943 as Holy Matrimony with Monty Woolley.
When Lady Helen mistakenly believes he has proposed to her, he hastily returns to London with his valet Henry Leek.
After Leek dies soon after of pneumonia, the attending doctor mistakes him for Priam and informs the press of the renowned painter's demise.
He has qualms when he learns that "he" is to be accorded the great honor of being interred in Westminster Abbey, but once again he is unable to convince anyone, including Alice, that he is the painter.
One painting passes through several hands and ends up with Oxford, Priam's old agent, who recognizes the artist's style.
Priam strenuously refuses, so Oxford takes another approach, placing an advertisement asking for information about Henry Leek.
Mordaunt Hall, critic for The New York Times, described the film as "a highly intelligent type of comedy, one that arouses amusement rather than loud laughter.