Mr. Schmidt's costume store is bankrupt because he spends his time on Rube Goldberg-style inventions; the creditors send a young manager who falls for Schmidt's niece Louise, but she'll have none of him. Schmidt's friends Ted, Queenie, and some goofy firemen try to help out; things come to a slapstick head when Louise needs rescuing from a fire.
A hula dancer at a carnival sets out to seduce the naive son of the show's manager.
The son of a wealthy politician falls in with a notorious gangster planning to rob a night club.
