I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

American sergeant James Allen returns to civilian life after World War I. He has served with distinction, earning a medal for his bravery, but his war experience has made him restless. His mother and minister brother feel Allen should be grateful for a tedious office clerk job his former employer has offered him. When he announces that he wants to work in construction and improve society as an engineer, his brother is outraged, but his mother regretfully accepts his ambitions.