When an out-of-work Chicagoan travels west as a hobo on a freight train, he finds himself falsely accused of murder.
While filling up with gas, a carload of passengers notices that the service station is up for sale. They decide to buy the station and try to run it themselves - but they aren't very good at it.
A poor family receives unwanted houseguests when they're visited by gangsters looking for a place to hide out.