Joe Keaton

A meek movie projectionist who dreams of being Conan Doyle's master detective puts his amateur sleuth skills to use when he's framed for a theft.

While returning to his Appalachian homestead, a young man falls for a young woman. Unbeknownst to him, their families are locked in a bitter feud.

With little luck at keeping a job in the city a New Yorker tries work in the country and eventually finds his way leading a herd of cattle to the West Coast.