An unknowing orphan idolizes the horse thief/mail robber who has shot his father.

In this comedy, actor Hugh Herbert plays six different roles. Only one of the roles is a man. The story centers around a dizzy music lover, who has grown rich through real estate deals. Also figuring in the story are a cab driver/performer, and a down-on-her-luck, aspiring singer. They meet when she hails his cab as she skips out on her former boarding house because she cannot pay rent.

In the second screen version of The Maltese Falcon, a detective is caught between a lying seductress and a lady jewel thief.