Poor Red Jones gets fired from every job he tries. His fiancée gives him one last chance to make good when he becomes a Fuller Brush man. His awkward attempts at sales are further complicated when one of his customers is murdered and he becomes the prime suspect.

Der ungeschickte Handelsvertreter Red Jones muss für seinen Lebensunterhalt Klinken putzen. Wie es das Pech so will, gerät er unter Mordverdacht. Um sich reinzuwachen, ermittelt Red auf eigene Faust - und muss bald feststellen, dass sein Kollege Cruckston in der Sache steckt...