At the turn of the 20th century an entrepreneur (Bob Hoskins) embraces the silent motion picture industry by becoming a traveling movie showman, he then branches out to producing his own silent movies to show.

Arnie and Maud Cole are a very odd couple. She wanted a father for her unborn child, he needed the money middle-class Maud could provide. Together they negotiate the rough and tumble world of the silent movie business, with dreams of having their own production company. In the process, they become partners indeed.—Cleo <[email protected]>