A bet is made and acted upon to prove the modern rapidity of transportation circumnavigating the globe.

An impulsive bet sends London gentleman adventurer Phileas Fogg dashing off to prove he can go around the world in 80 days. A chase ensues as a British detective, believing Fogg to be a bank robber, tries to trap and arrest him in British territory. Will Fogg's decision to rescue a beautiful foreign princess from death to deliver her to her family ultimately lose Fogg his wager?—Jean Mathieson