Nell is a young mother convicted of accidentally killing her alcoholic husband. When given the opportunity to serve his sentence as a forest firefighter, demonstrates his courage and discipline in an exceptional way.

Hotel manager Robert Grant is forced by his boss to postpone his family vacation when a hotel critic checks in. Trouble is, the critic is really a villainous jewel thief with an orangutan assistant named Dunston. When Dunston gets loose and tries to escape a life of crime -- aided by Robert's sons -- havoc, hijinks and lots of laughs abound!