Chance Ward

Infamous burglar "The Bat" commits a daring jewelry theft despite heavy police presence. Soon after, a bank theft occurs, which may be the work of the criminal as well. Meanwhile, Cornelia Van Gorder has various people arrive at her old mansion, including her niece, Dale, a bank employee, and police detective Anderson. When guests start turning up dead, Cornelia begins to suspect that The Bat may be lurking around the estate.

O Sr. Treadway está decepcionado com o filho Jim (James Hall) por não fazer parte da equipe de regata na faculdade enquanto seu irmão mais novo, Ralph (Richard Arlen), faz parte da equipe e sustenta a tradição da família. O irmão é cativado pelos encantos de Carol Fleming (Louise Brooks), mas Ralph é prejudicado por trotes e regras rígidas de treinamento. Na véspera da grande corrida da faculdade, Jim leva Carol para um baile e deixa Ralph ardendo de ciúme; decidindo enfrentar a desaprovação oficial, Ralph vai ao baile e leva uma jovem loura de jazz para uma hospedaria. Jim vai atrás e ejeta seu irmão depois de uma briga e é encontrado com a garota. Depois de ser aclamado como herói, Ralph confessa que é culpado pela desgraça de Jim, e Carol encontra a felicidade com o irmão mais velho.

Max, um homem supersticioso, está prestes a se casar, mas teme que sua sorte mude por ter quebrado um espelho. No entanto, ao tentar escapar de situações perigosas, ele acaba se metendo em ainda mais confusão.

Whispering Smith, a railroad detective, is sent to Medicine Bend to suppress the looting of cars.

Ham fears he has accidentally killed his landlady so he and Bud go on the run, disguised as a missionary and a cannibal.

Chief of Police Ivorytop and Chief of Detectives Sherlock Bonehead, of Rottenport, fall in love with Helen, a girl from the city

Horace Clark, a young evangelist, first thrashes and then reforms Tim Downs, a drunkard and a gangster. Horace wins the gratitude of Tim and his wife, when he saves their children from death. The gang, angry at having lost its leader, plans to waylay the evangelist.

In leaving his boarding house to attend a New Year's celebration given by Elizabeth, his sweetheart. Lawrence loses his invitation to the affair. Elizabeth receives a valuable necklace from her father. That night, the girl promised to marry Lawrence. As Lawrence takes Elizabeth in his arms, her necklace becomes entangled in his cuff link. The boy disengages the jewel and places it on the table. Shortly afterward, both leave the room. Elizabeth misses her necklace after Lawrence has gone home. Her father suspects Lawrence of having stolen it.