A bumbling bellboy named Aubrey Filmore desperately wants to be a spy for the North during the American Civil War. He accidentally waylays a Confederate spy, "The Grey Spider", and is mistaken for him by the Rebels. Despite being a coward and a fool, Filmore's real motivation for espionage is a sweet Southern girl named Sallyann.
A Southern Yankee
In a St. Louis hotel near the end of the Civil War, a bumbling bellboy is unexpectedly recruited by the Union secret service to pose as a notorious Confederate spy.
