A science class builds a model rocket somewhere in the middle of the desert to test out the ability to deliver a live test subject into space and return it safely back to Earth. The test subject in this case is a mouse who will ride in the rocket via its capsule. A young boy, who is the caretaker of the mouse, is afraid for the mouse's life.
A man, who lives alone in his apartment, finds his ideal woman while going to the symphony. He dates her and brings her to his pad, only to find out she came to the symphony on a ticket she got from a co-worker.
While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.
When the Russian and American delegates at a global peace conference can't compromise on a conflict, they find themselves tricked into settling the matter with a walking race from Athens to Paris, having hilarious misadventures along the way.
