在这部百万乡巴佬喜剧片中,罗培滋自墨西哥移民到美国来任，过着典型的贫穷移民生活。在一次偶然的机会，一个有钱人，将一张一百万元支票，借他运用一个有，期满再归还。罗培滋因那一百万，而取得信用，获得别人的信赖支持。最终于拥有了属于自己的一家餐厅。
Romantic comedy about an honest Mexican immigrant who struggles without a green card by selling oranges on a street corner. One day a limousine pulls up and he is handed a check for $1,000,000 with instructions that he is to give the check back in 30 days. Initially he uses the check to convince people to extend credit to him. In the meantime he also attracts a woman who is in a dead end relationship with a bossy businessman. At the end of the 30 days, he finds his life in turmoil, the things he got on credit is repossessed, and he is being evicted from his dwelling and being sent back to Mexico.
