Johnny-on-the-Spot

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Aspiring author Johnny Rutledge, whose philosophy for business and love is embodied in his book entitled, "Taking it Easy, or Everything Comes to Him Who Waits," is evicted after he gives his last $10 to Anne Travers, another would-be author, so that she can pay her rent. Johnny joins a medicine show and attempts to comply with his wealthy father's demand that he earn $5,000 before he receives any more family money, while Anne, upset at Johnny's lackadaisical attitude, is courted by a crook who, learning she will inherit a fortune if she is married by a certain time, impersonates a famous author. When Johnny learns of Anne's impending marriage, he hurriedly steals a car, impersonates a minister, and arrives just in time to stop the marriage and expose the fraud. After Johnny marries Anne and receives a $5,000 reward from her executor, he rushes to his father's lawyer, and after being admonished to "take it easy," Johnny replies, "There ain't no such word."