On a trip to France, Ollie falls in love with an innkeeper's daughter and asks her to marry him. Georgette (Jean Parker) gently refuses the proposal which makes Ollie wish to commit suicide, with Stan in tow. Before they can make their attempt, they are stopped by Francois (Reginald Gardiner), an officer in the French Foreign Legion. Francois convinces Stan and Ollie to join the Legion to help Ollie forget about Georgette. After enlisting, the duo are assigned to a post in French Morocco and assigned to laundry detail. After giving up on forgetting Georgette and accidentally setting the laundry on fire, Stan and Ollie decide to leave a note of resignation and leave for the airport. At the airport, Ollie runs into Georgette, who turns out to be the wife of their new commanding officer Francois! Captured and sentenced to death for desertion, Stan and Ollie escape from their jail cell and hide out in an airplane. Stan accidentally sends into flight and after a wild and noisy flight, the plane crashes, leading to the film's hilarious climax. Don't miss Stan and Ollie's impromptu soft-shoe rendition of "Shine on Harvest Moon".