The Trouble with Max

Carefree Max Baker views the Great Depression as merely a confusing nuisance in his life until he suffers a very serious accident that results not only in the loss of his job but the use of his right arm. How will he continue to care for his wife, five children and his mother who has come to live with them? His life spirals out of control as he embarks on a yearlong pity party that severs his relationship with his closest friends, Doug and Lydia Wheeler.