Robert Strauss

When Lieutenant Joe Costa learns that his men died because the commander, Captain Cooney was too much of a coward to join the fight, Costa issues a serious warning: Don't let it happen again! But Cooney's cowardice forces Costa into a fateful choice: continue to risk to lives of his men ... or take the life of the captain.

A nine-year-old girl inherits a fortune when her father dies. Six different uncles vie to adopt the child, but does any want to for any reason but her money? Jerry Lewis plays all six of the uncles.