Musical comedy that marks the first film outing for Larry Fine, Moe Howard and Curly Howard, aka vaudeville act The Three Stooges. When costume shop owner Otto Schmidt (Charles Winninger) faces bankruptcy, he's not helped when his niece Louise (Lucile Browne) rebuffs one of his creditors. But help arrives when local fireman Ted (Ted Healy) and his crazy workmates (Larry, Moe and Curly) pitch in to lend a hand, before eventually rescuing Louise in the nick of time from a blazing inferno.