To avoid being trapped in Tilbury's company, Sam opts to join his old pal "Hash" Todhunter, cook on a tramp steamer, for the trip over.

On the way, he shows Hash a photo, found on a wall in a remote Canadian log cabin, of a woman with whom he has fallen in love without even knowing her name.

Arriving in England looking rather bedraggled after his trip, Sam finds Hash has borrowed all his cash to place a bet on a dog.

It is the night of the Wrykyn Old Boys' dinner, and in town he runs into first Claude Bates, who, fearing Sam may be begging, flees, and later Willoughby Braddock, an old friend.

He sees a picture of Kay, the girl of his dreams, and finds her uncle also works for the Mammoth Publishing Company, as editor of Pyke's Home Companion.

The scheme fails, as Sam needs to stay near Kay, and makes Hash suspicious; he buys a large dog named Amy to protect the place.

The Molloys return to "Mon Repos" once more, tie up Hash and begin to search for the money, but Dolly is frightened off by Amy the dog, and Soapy, tired after fending off visitors, is caught napping by Sam, who takes away his trousers.

Sam and Kay, abandoning their hopes of a small fortune in reward money, discuss a loving but poor future.

The cast included Jack Hobbs as Sam Shotter, Peter Madden as Mr Pynsent, Norman Shelley as Lord Tilbury, Carleton Hobbs as Mr Wrenn, Lyn Neilson as Kay Wrenn, Joan Young as Claire, Gordon McLeod as Hash Todhunter, Kenneth Kove as Willoughby Braddock, Malcolm Waring as Chimp Twist, Inez Gibbs as Dolly Molloy, and Michael Carr as Soapy Molloy.