Американската мечта се превръща в кошмар за група нелегални емигранти, наети от богато семейство да ремонтират къщата им. Очакванията им за голяма печалба, се превръщат в ужасяваща борба за оцеляване.

Three men hammer on an anvil and pass a bottle of beer around. Notable for being the first film in which a scene is being acted out.

Three men are chopping and transporting firewood, among passers-by, on a square in Lausanne.

A camera moving forward on an overhead crane gives a traveling view of men working on machinery. Carts carrying parts and pieces of machinery pass by on rails; cranes lift machinery; and men perform their various duties, including hammering objects. (Library of Congress)