BusterKeatonandVirginiaFoxplayyoungloverswholiveintenements,therearofwhichfaceeachother,withbackyardsseparatedbyawoodenfence.Theirfamiliesfeudoverthelovers'relationship,resultinginmuchmayhemandslapstick.
TheRomeoandJulietstoryplayedoutinatenementneighborhoodwithBusterandVirginia'sfamilieshatingeachotheroverthefenceseparatingtheirbuildings.
