A tramp learns that even honesty won't help him overcome his struggles to prosper. After a man tells him that he needs to smile in order to succeed, he turns his attitude around and he becomes successful.
Un home arriba a París sense un cèntim a la butxaca. Allí coneix una ballarina de music-hall i aprèn que la honestedat no l'ajudarà a prosperar.
À Paris, Victor Larnois fait la connaissance de Gisèle Berthier, danseuse au music-hall "Le Palace". Grâce à sa débrouillardise, Victor devient chasseur de l'établissement, puis secrétaire de Suzy Dorfeuil, la vedette, et se rend "in...