The prodigal son of a Yukon prospector comes home on a night that “ain’t fit for man nor beast.”

Cowardly Elmer Finch is browbeaten by his wife, daughter, fat son and the family dog. After hypnosis he is domineering. He enters a contract with a fifteen-thousand dollar payoff, so…

Two romantic rivals play a game of pool for the hand of their lady love. W.C. Field’s debut film.