A kindly old priest reforms a collection of lovable fellows in his humble parish.

Father Dan, an aging priest whose parish is in the slums, is warned by his church-superior to improve his own and the parish financial position rather than giving all he has to members of his congregation and strangers, or he will be transferred. In spite of this warning he becomes involved with a couple of race-track bums, a newly-wed ex-convict with job problems, and a bank-robbery of which he is accused. None of this sets well with the monsignor.—Les Adams <[email protected]>

Father Dan Sheridan is the priest at St. Mary's, a poor parish whose congregation members are comprised of the down and out, many who have had their brushes with the law, both past and present. Despite his own financial condition being the same as the parish, Father Dan, a kind and trusting soul, loves his parish, he believing all his parishioners, regardless of their criminal standing, are all God's children. His belief exasperates Monsignor Craig, who sees Father Dan's primary responsibility being that of presenting the church in a good light. Young Joe Braeden is one of his parishioners. Married, Joe has a criminal record based on a foolish incident in his youth when he truly was down and out. He was eventually paroled. He has turned his life around and is now an insurance salesman, albeit a struggling one. Not among Father Dan's parish, Slim and Duke are two criminals, whose hideout is across the street from St. Mary's. The pair are now planning their next robbery. Comic misadventures ensue for the group all over the need for a car. Father Dan's own car is a broken down heap, he needing another one, his want for it solely so that he can take a several day fishing trip to Sapphire Lake, which would be his first vacation in years. Joe has a perfectly functioning car which he needs for work, but because he is behind on payments and can't make those payments, the finance company is looking for him and the car to repossess. Slim and Duke are planning on stealing a car for their next heist, they making sure their target clearly seeing the car's license plate so that they can't be tied directly to the robbery. The issue is is that the car in each of these cases ends up being the same one...—Huggo