Orphaned and hospitalized, young Billy (Billy Burrud) is thrilled when his favorite silent movie hero, Tim Bart (Richard Dix), visits and invites the boy to drop by his California ranch house when he recovers. Unfortunately, when the advent of talking pictures destroys Tim's career, the cowboy actor goes bankrupt and loses his home. Meanwhile, Billy has fled the sick ward to find his idol, and Tim must enlist the help of his actress pal, Gloria (Fay Wray), to convince the lad he's still a star.
The central sequence in the film is the party Bart throws for little Billy. This features the real-life stand-ins for a number of Hollywood's biggest names: Charlie Chaplin, Victor McLaglen, Bing Crosby, Harold Lloyd, W. C. Fields, Greta Garbo, Mae West...
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