A runaway boy, Gene, joins the circus and Corky takes responsibility. for him. Bareback rider Maria takes a liking to the boy, but her husband Julio wants to have a boy of them own and warns that nothing can come of Maria's feelings for Gene.

The circus' balloon man, Elmer Purdy, is convinced that he can make it rain and stop the drought that has laid waste to the surrounding area.

The circus takes in a young vagabond, unaware that he's a crown prince of Europe looking for freedom in the States.