Pokes is told by his landlady not to return unless he brings the money necessary to pay up his back board bill. Therefore, when Pokes sees a sign hanging in front of one of the picture studios, “Extra Wanted,” he jumps at the opportunity and is told to report the following morning for a tryout. Jabbs, the director of the company to which Pokes is assigned, is in no pleasant mood when Pokes reports on the following morning. Instead of taking heed to his cues and entering the stage in the proper moment Pokes is either busy rehearsing his business behind the sets or thinking of the reward that is coming to him when he rescues the pretty ingenue from the villainous tramp that is to attack her. After several rehearsals Jabbs is almost frantic and determines to give Pokes only one more chance. This time when the cameraman is grinding and everything is running smoothly, Pokes really does appear, but instead of following the routine ordered by Jabbs, runs amuck and starts shooting at everybody in the cast. At the time that Jabbs’ scene is taking place, several other directors are working on the stage and each company is busy with its respective scenes. When Pokes emerges from the set chasing everybody before him at the point of his revolver, consternation reigns on the big studio stage, and all of the members of the various companies seek refuge behind wings and chairs. Pokes continues on his wild journey until finally Jabbs in self-defense unites all the studio employees to turn upon the luckless Pokes and succeed in subduing him after a hard struggle.