1939年,伦敦的珠宝大盗拉西特被警方逮捕,为了延迟纳粹德国对英国进攻,英美情报机构要求拉西特,前往德国驻伦敦的大使馆,盗出即将运到纳粹德国价值五千万美金的钻石,伦敦警方胁迫拉西特,如果他拒绝将会面临20年牢狱之灾,拉西特别无选择。Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the studio's creditors attempt to thwart them. The film contains only one word of dialogue, spoken by an unlikely source.。