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 Al Fuller joins up with a group of hoboes—Slats,
Flat Feet, and Pig Eyes—entertaining them with his
songs and good humor. As they go to sleep around an open fire, he
recalls the circumstances that led him to his present plight.
As the end man in the Meadow Merry Minstrels, he is in love
with Nora, the owner's daughter, who has a weakness for Westy, also in the
act. The show is constantly in desperate straits and, when Al tries
hard to amuse the local sheriff, they are surprised to learn he wants to
invest in and join the act. They become prosperous and Al is able to
go home to see his mother.
Hoping to help Nora, he avows his love for her, provoking
Westy's jealousy. Tambo, who has been exposed cheating at cards,
causes Westy to be wounded in the act by Al. He is arrested, but
escapes on a freight bound for home. Eventually Tambo confesses to the
deed, and Al is thus proven innocent.
American Film Institute
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