蓝尼犯了一点小错误,他摸了女孩的衣服,却被村民误会而追补,好友乔治带他一起往南方亡……。他俩梦想买块地,然而智力仅有孩童的蓝尼却不断犯错,每惹麻烦,他们就得离开,存不了钱。在牧场他们努力工作编织梦想。不料蓝尼又犯了错,他不小心扭断了女主人的脖子,这回乔治不再带著蓝尼逃亡了,却做了最悲凉,最无可奈何的决定……Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.