Eddie Garr

失業中のスポーツ記者エディはある日、ボクシング界のプロモーター、ニックからトロという選手の売り込みを頼まれた。トロに力量はないが、７フィートもある大男。彼を利用して八百長試合で一儲けしようというのだ。裏工作によって次々と相手を倒すトロの人気は上昇するが、ある試合でトロのパンチを受けた対戦相手が死亡してしまう。トロを食いものにするニックのやり方に憤りを感じたエディは、敢然と立ち向かうことを決意する。

Following a live orchestra opening, emcee Eddie Garr greets the audience and tells them about his trip to Los Angeles, where out-of-work actors are always 'acting' while in their service-industry jobs. What follows is a cavalcade of wild and wacky performances.

Former burlesque star May and her daughter Peggy dance in the chorus. When May has a fight with featured dancer Bubbles, Bubbles leaves the show and Peggy takes her place. When Peggy falls in love with wealthy Randy, May fears class differences may lead to misery.

A narrator provides very brief info on the beginnings and history of Vaudeville while Vaudeville acts are staged by impersonators and contemporary performers.

In this drama, an immigrant barber becomes a US citizen and works hard to uphold his ideals of personal freedom and rights. He is a total supporter of the system, and when he is held-up, decides to reform the criminal by feeding him and finding him work. Later, a local politician attempts to tell people how to vote, but the barber is not swayed and becomes an example to others in his neighborhood.

Two strip Technicolor short film. While the film is considered lost, the Library of Congress has acquired a musical sequence from the film.