故事发生在风景秀丽的密西西比河畔，汤姆（Tommy Kelly 饰）自幼丧母，是一个身世可怜的孤儿。然而，在朋友和亲戚们的帮助和扶持下，汤姆还是成长为了一个快乐勇敢的男孩。哈克贝利（Jackie Moran 饰）是汤姆最好的朋友，两个孩子在一起，常常惹出各种各样的麻烦，闹了数不清的笑话。一次偶然中，汤姆竟然成为了一宗凶杀案的目击证人，由于害怕…

Bill Miller is an unsuccessful Broadway performer until his handlers convince him to enhance his act with a stooge - Ted Rogers, a guy positioned in the audience to be the butt of Bill's jokes. But Ted begins to steal the show. Bill's girlfriend and his pals tell him to make Ted an equal partner. Complications occur, w…