Amerika in den 20ern: Die Familien von Eddie (Frankie Darro) und Tommy (Edwin Philips) leiden unter der Wirtschaftskrise. Die beiden Jungs haben gerade die Highschool abgeschlossen, finden aber keinen Job. So schleichen sie sich fort, um in Chicago ihr Glück zu machen. Unterwegs treffen sie auf die burschikose Sally…

Fatty invents a liquid with flubber-like properties which makes objects resilient and unbreakable. Unfortunately, in his rush to get out of the house to demonstrate his invention, he unknowingly grabs a jar of moonshine instead of the jar which holds his wonder liquid. To make matters worse, as he drives to the demonstration, a football-sized beehive falls from a tree onto the cargo bed of his truck . . .