Charlie is a tramp on the road. A hobo manages to exchange Charlie's sandwich for a brick so Charlie must eat grass. The same hobo molests a farmer's daughter; Charlie comes to aid with the help of the brick. When two more hobos show up Charlie throws all three into a lake. The grateful girl takes Charlie home where he fails as a farmhand. He again helps drive off the hobos (who are now trying to break into the house). The girl's fiance arrives. Though a hero, Charlie, knowing he must go, writes a farewell note and leaves for the open road.

Directors:

• Charlie Chaplin

Producers:

• Jess Robbins

Actors:

• Charlie Chaplin ... Tramp Edna Purviance ... Farmer's Daughter Ernest Van Pelt ... Farmer Paddy McGuire ... Farmhand Lloyd Bacon ... Edna's Fiancé/Second Thief Leo White ... First Thief Bud Jamison ... Third Thief Billy Armstrong ... Minister