Old Home Week

Tom Clark, part owner of a struggling gas station in New York, returns home for Old Home Week, posing as the wealthy president of the Amalgamated Oil Co. He is appointed as the speaker for the homecoming banquet and unexpectedly gains control of a local oil well. However, Tom soon realizes that the well is a scam orchestrated by swindlers Coleman and Barton.

In a clever twist, Tom connects the fake well to the local reservoir, turning the tables on the swindlers. When a message from his partner is intercepted, Tom's deception is revealed. Yet, in a final act of cunning, he pretends to strike oil, selling the fake well back to the swindlers for a profit. This clever maneuver earns him the respect of the townspeople, who view him as a hero rather than a fraud, culminating in a celebratory reception and affection from his sweetheart.