It's a rainy night on the Welsh moors. Two American students on a walking tour of Europe trudge on to the next town, when suddenly the air is pierced by an unearthly howl ... Three weeks later, one is dead and the other is in the hospital.
Three silent film actors are in over their heads when a small Mexican town, which mistakes their on screen exploits as truth, hires them to defeat the bandits that are harassing their town.