Late one night, a fake doctor is walking home from a heist in his true profession of safe-cracker. The impostor must think fast when he is suddenly called upon by the police to attend to a medical emergency.
A millionaire's son throws over his father's fortune and moves to Greenwich Village to paint. Against his father's wishes, he marries a girl "below his station".
A successful businessman meets with mother-in-law problems at home. When he announces he has found another woman, strangely enough neither wife nor mama can blame him.
An Arizona prospector wishes to throw a surprise Christmas party for all the children in the town he help found. Residents can only manage to round up a single combative boy.
A Land Commissioner must make a ruling about some questionably surveyed land. The resemblance of the river on the map to his little dead daughter's profile influences his decision.
A stranger seeking work at a lonely ranch house is taken on trust until a black mask found in his luggage arouses suspicion. A traveler is hired to heard sheep.
A famous gunfighter puts away his guns when a young spectator is killed in a senseless gun battle. After two years of drifting, he signs on as a hand at the ranch of a widow who is being persecuted by a ruthless cattle baron.
Billy's father is a legendary figure in town. While Billy is proud of his father, Billy strongly desires to step out from under his father's shadow and stop being considered a lightweight.
