Fatty plays a village blacksmith in “Jazzville,” an imaginary rural village. There is a rivalry between Fatty and Cy Klone, the garage owner, over the affections of a pretty schoolteacher. A city chap unites the two rivals when he tries to steal the girl. An annual village ball features amateur talent in vaudeville stunts with Keaton as a wriggling Fatima who charms a long black stocking from a cigar box like a snake. The film is presumed lost.

"Fatty" est forgeron au village très campagnard de Jazzville et amoureux de la belle institutrice que ne laisse pas indifférent Cy Klone, le propriétaire du garage. Mais les deux rivaux se réconcilient lorsqu'arrive un gars de la ville qui entend bien aussi courtiser la jeune femme.