Mud and Sand is a silent film starring Stan Laurel.

The title spoofs the Rudolph Valentino film Blood and Sand, and many scenes directly parody that film: Dona Sol is replaced by Filet de Sole and Carmen is replaced by Caramel.

Rhubarb (Stan) has been sent to get flour and his family are moaning about how useless he is now he has his new friend Sapo.

Sapo and Rhubarb laugh as they return, dragging the sack of flour on a rope.

The crowd carry him through the streets where he meets an old school friend, sweet little Caramel, with her father.

Filet de Sole watches his odd dancing style with interest.

When Filet de sole starts flirting he drops Pavaloosky in the fountain.

Preparing for a fight against a bull that has killed ten men Rhubarb gets dressed behind a screen and his assistants give him a large lollipop.

Paying more attention to girls than to where he is going, he falls through the wrong door and a bull escapes into the street, chased by a picador.

From the crowd de Sole says to the two rival matadors that she must kill him as he made her take a bath.

De Sole throws a brick and kills him... a line of attendants walk up and pour sand from buckets until he is covered.

The moral of the story, shown after the last scene, is: "If you want to live long — and be happy — cut out the bull!"