Wealthy Rollo Treadway (Buster Keaton) suddenly decides to propose to his neighbor across the street, Betsy O'Brien (Kathryn McGuire), and sends his servant to book passage for a honeymoon sea cruise to Honolulu. When Betsy rejects his sudden offer however, he decides to go on the trip anyway, boarding without delay th…

影片的男主角基整理（巴斯特·基整理 Buster Keaton 饰）是一位乡村影院影戏放映师，他喜好阅读侦察类的书本，时常梦想本人就是一位像福尔摩斯一样的大侦察。一天，他把价值一元的巧克力糖谎称四元送给女友凯莎琳（Kathryn McGuire 饰），不意被情敌乘隙谗谄，说基 整理偷了他人的手表拿往当才有钱买巧克力。凯莎琳信任了诽语，遂将基整理赶出门…