A car electrician, Charis, spends all his money on tailors in order to give the appearance of a "lord". He constantly fights with his brother, Vasilis, who is also a day laborer (painter), saddled with all the joint expenses of the house. Charis believes that his looks will someday attract a rich wife and thus change his life and solve all his problems. Martha, however, the wealthy daughter of the shipowner Karapezis, falls in love with and marries his brother Vasilis (after he saved her life) without regard for her father's opinion or Vasilis' lack of money.

Ένας ηλεκτρολόγος αυτοκινήτων, ο Χάρης, τρώει όλα του τα χρήματα στους ράφτες καθώς έχει τη λόξα να θέλει να εμφανίζεται σαν «λόρδος». Τσακώνεται διαρκώς με τον αδελφό του, τον Βασίλη, που είναι κι αυτός άνθρωπος του μεροκάματου (ελαιοχρωματιστής), και επιβαρύνεται ολομόναχος τα έξοδα του σπιτιού. Ο Χάρης πιστεύει πως με την εμφάνισή του κάποτε θα κατορθώσει να ρίξει μια πλούσια κοπέλα και έτσι να αλλάξει τη ζωή του.