A janitor finds a map of old Los Angeles and tries to locate buried treasure that's clearly marked on the chart. His efforts are hindered by the many changes that have occurred to the Southern California landscape during the preceding hundred years.
An unemployed actor, stranded in a remote town in the Old West, decides to impersonate Wild Bill Hickok and discovers that Hickok's many enemies are convinced that he really is the notorious gunfighter.
The success of a meticulously planned bank heist relies on the shaky nerves of the getaway car driver who fails to appear when his fellow gang members are ready to escape with their ill-gotten loot.