Stan and Ollie, two musicians en route to a performance in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, find themselves travelling onboard a sleeper train.

Stan inadvertently drops most of their musical paraphernalia at the station, much to Ollie's alarm, and once on the train the journey is marked by a series of mishaps.

Their interactions with fellow passengers compound their troubles, as they unintentionally disturb a diminutive man and startle a woman whilst she is disrobing, when they mistakenly enter a private compartment.

The resulting fracas escalates when the incensed husband of the startled woman accuses an innocent bystander, sparking a cascade of clothing-ripping reprisals among the passengers.

[1] This version was subsequently included on the 10-disc Laurel & Hardy: The Essential Collection DVD set, as well as the Spanish Noche de duendes.