Tistin (Fernandel) is the only unemployed of Clochemerle. This provoques animosity amongst the village given that he frequents regularly Zozote (Ginette Leclerc), the only "respectable" one from the village. But Tistin is in reality in love with a beautiful widow named Jeannette (Maria Mauban).
Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.