
DonMaxwellisanex-vaudevilleham,wantedbypolice,whohasnowfoundhimselfastheunlikelyassistanttoDr.Meirschultz,amadscientistinthebusinessofreanimatingcorpses.Maxwell'sgiftofimpersonationgetshimandMeirschultzpasttheguardsandintoamorguewheretheyuseaspecialserumtorevivethecorpseofaprettyyoungwoman.Butthat'snothing.Dr.Meirschultzhasaheartbeatinginajarofsolutionandiseagertoputitintoacorpsethatreallyneedsit.Meirschultzgiveshisassistantagunandadviseshimtocommitsuicide,sothathecanputtheheartinhim,butMaxwellshootsandkillsthescientistinsteadandhidesthebody.PeoplewillmissMeirschultz,Maxwellquicklyrealizes,butnoonewillmisshislowlyassistant;andsoMaxwelldonseyeglassesandafakebeardtobecomehisonetimebenefactor.Thetroubleis,heimpersonatesthemaddoctortoowellandgoescrazyhimself.

