A black man is introduced at a high society party, where he proposes to a débutante. He's refused because of his colour. He goes to an inventor who has a potion that turns him white. Now she's interested in him, but after he slips her some of the elixir, she's black and he gets to refuse her.
Rigadin, though married, is having two affairs. Pretending he has important work to do, he goes out, planning to visit each of his two girlfriends in turn.
Rigadin becomes a wine taster in two different scenarios, In both of these he spits wine at the people around him and eventually forgets not to swallow. He gets drunk and causes mayhem.
Charles Prince is Rigadin, a wealthy young man who is in love. He calls upon the lady and her parents, and is charming, going into transports of rapture at her piano playing and leaves. What no one realizes is that he has a double -- also played by Prince -- who is a cobbler's assistant, delivering...
Shy Rigadin decides to visit some friends of the family, but they are called away and when out the servants play high society, dressing up and partying. Which is when Rigadin enters…
