This film was Harold Lloyd's debut in the world of talkies and marked a new era for the silent film legend, bringing his comedic genius into the age of sound. Lloyd stars as Harold Bledsoe, a meek botany student whose quiet life takes a chaotic turn when his late father's legacy as San Francisco's police chief thrusts him into the center of a Chinatown crime spree. Tasked with unraveling a web of intrigue, Harold bumbles his way through an escalating series of comic misadventures, all in pursuit of a mysterious crime boss.