在小镇上,一个年轻人游手好闲无所事事,于是他决定去纽约碰碰运气。影片讲述了1925年发生在美国西部牛仔的故事,风格搞笑幽默。
A young man who doesn't find a job in his small hometown, tries his luck in New York, but is overwelmed by the life of the city, so decides to try his luck somewhere else after a only a few minutes in New York. He falls off a train near a ranch, where he tries his luck as a cowbowy, being in his own way very sucessful. But he shows what he can do when the farm has to bring a 100 head of cattle to the slaughterhouses of Los Angeles to avoid going bankrupt, against the will of his neighbour who wants a better price. After a shoot-out with the neighbour's men he's the only person on a Los Angeles bound train with 1000 cows....。青年段志高来到小桥车站学习锻炼。小桥站全体员工在站长“老解决”的带领下辛勤工作,并和附近公社亲如一家。但是,段志高热情有余、经验不足,常好心办坏事。这让即将退休的老站务员“老怀表”看不过去。站长“老解决” 生产队妇女队长胖大嫂有心相爱,但却不好意思主动表白。扳道员“小发明”和在生产队的姐姐铁英暗地筹划利用河水建立一个小发电站,段志高积极参与计划。生产队在清理仓库时发现了一个废弃的发电机,老站长与胖队长商谈此事。“秦广播”误听了老站长的梦话后安排老站长与胖队长会面,两人虽然话不对题,却终于明白了对方的心意。小发电站发现成功,“老解决”和胖队长终成眷属,双喜临门,大家欢呼庆祝。“老怀表”看到年轻人的力量,觉得可以放心从岗位上退下了。。