Randolph ja Mortimer Duke sõlmivad kihlveo: üks neist arvab, et igaüks suudab börsimaakleri tööga hakkama saada, teine on kindel, et see vajab kindlat sorti päritolu ja geene. Seega korraldatakse nii, et edukas Louis Winthorpe III ja pisisuli Billy Ray Valentine vahetavad oma kohad.
Story about Matan, professional beggar, smuggler, and trickster, his childhood and adult adventures with his family. It is shown as retrospective, while Matan is hiding from the authorities in the mental institution.
