Young Pud is orphaned and left in the care of his aged grandparents. The boy and his grandfather are inseparable. Gramps is concerned for Pud's future and wary of a scheming relative who seeks custody of the child. One day Mr. Brink, an agent of Death, arrives to take Gramps "to the land where the woodbine twineth." Through a bit of trickery, Gramps confines Mr. Brink, and thus Death, to the branches of a large apple tree, giving Gramps extra time to resolve issues about Pud's future.

道奇城，这个地方在历史上被称为「美国最邪恶的小镇」，是流氓盗贼出没的是非之地，弗林饰演为小镇确立秩序的治安官韦德·哈顿

故事讲述一位野心勃勃的科学家发明了一种隐身药剂。虽然亲身实验成功但却没法还原。无奈下他离家出走投宿于某偏远小镇客栈。希望能隐居起来专心研究解药。可不料事与愿违。他的怪异的打扮举止惊扰了小镇的居民，并导致了警方的介入。最终不得以他脱去外套隐身逃往，并展开的疯狂的报复……