Out of work and hungry – hard times indeed for the Boys and millions of others in the Depression. As a last resort Stan and Ollie call at a house hoping for a food hand-out and offer to do some chores in return for some food. In a misunderstanding they think the landlord (James Finlayson) is going to evict the benefactor who has fed them. To repay her kindness they plan to sell their car to raise some mortgage money for her and so they set up an auction in the street …