The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept persecutors, saves the lives of three people in peril: a beautiful girl, her mother and an annoying suitor, only to get exhausted and almost drowned. Once he regains his strength at Judge Brown's home, he participates on an upper-class social party where he competes with the suitor for the favors of the charming Miss Brown. But prison guards are still after him…
Elenco: Charlie Chaplin , Edna Purviance , Eric Campbell , Henry Bergman , Albert Austin , Marta Golden , Toraichi Kono , Phyllis Allen , John Rand , Loyal Underwood , Monta Bell , Janet Sully , James T. Kelley , Tiny Sandford , Frank J. Coleman , May White .