In the near future Rosebud IV, king of a fictional European kingdom, decides to disband his army after an unfortunate accident that resulted in a serious injury of his cousin.
Bobo wants to know his future and asks his friend, the renowned astrologer Stuart Hample, to read his horoscope.
The positions of the stars tell a very confusing prediction: Stuart will be killed, then Bobo saves his life, after this Stuart will become a widow, and ultimately he marries his dream love, the young actress Molly, who is the girlfriend of one of the army conspirators Major Steiner.
King Rosebud IV also uses Hample's services and learns that an assassination attempt is being planned on him.
He orders his army officers General Otis and Major Steiner to investigate, not knowing that they are the ones who are planning the assassination.