Thymios Taboulas leaves his village, Makrakomi, and his fiancée, Birbilo, to go to Thessaloniki to meet his uncle who is coming from Australia to open a restaurant for him. In the city, Thymios becomes the victim of many misunderstandings because he looks remarkably like a famous actor, Kostas Hatzis. Hatzis is glorified every night in the theater and has become arrogant and conceited. To bring him down to earth, his agent Vangelis uses Thymios in the theater, and he manages well. Hatzis learns a strong lesson, and Thymios becomes wealthier.