When an escaped circus gorilla appears to have gone on a murderous rampage, a threatened attorney calls on the detective trio of Garrity, Harrigan and Mullivan to act as bodyguards. In short order, we discover that there is more to the attorney than meets the eye, and the ape may be innocent after all. When a pretty young heiress faces peril, it's up to our heroic trio to save the day.

乔·安东尼（迪恩·马丁）和哈维·米勒（杰瑞·刘易斯）是一对非常成功的喜剧搭档。哈维的高尔夫球技很好，父亲也是一位出色的高尔夫球手，他自己却因为太过怯场而不能在别人面前打球。乔是哈维女朋友的哥哥。乔的父亲想让他子承父业做渔民，乔却一心想通过高尔夫比赛赚钱。得知乔对高尔夫的兴趣后，哈维成为了乔的教练和球童。在参加美国职业高尔夫球协会巡回比赛的过程中，一位精明的经纪人发现了两人的喜剧天赋，帮助他们开始了喜剧表演生涯。