Turned out of his home by his drunken father. Joe found shelter in a newsboy's home. One day while selling papers on the street, he saw a moving picture company rehearsing a scene that required a newsboy. Joe was drafted for the job and did his part with such ability that the director asked him to call at the studio. On Joe's way home he was run over by an automobile and taken to the hospital. It took him six months to recover. During that time his father had died and his mother had secured a position as governess in a wealthy family. Unable to find his mother at his old home, Joe remembered the kind director and went to the studio, where he was welcomed and given a position. One day the company secured permission to take pictures on the grounds of a beautiful mansion. While they were taking a scene an elderly lady rustled up and clasped Joe in her arms. It was his mother. Thus happily reunited they set up their little home.