"Those who live by the sword, die by the sword..." A sword swallower is disgruntled that people don't take his act seriously enough - or that he doesn't get paid enough for the risk. When his girlfriend, Fifi, discovers that the sword he uses is blunt, he's livid that she's just the same as everyone else - that it's not the act everyone wants, it's the thrill that maybe he'll be killed! Well he's going to show them ... with an act tonight that'll frightened the wits out of them!