A group of stable hands is given a race horse when its owner retires from the business. (The group is played by the "Original Sing Band," which uses their mouths to sound like musical instruments.) They raise money to run the horse in the Hollywood Derby at Santa Anita race track. Many Hollywood personalities attend the event.
More fictional than factual biography of Stephen Foster. Songwriter from Pittsburgh falls in love with the South, marries a Southern gal (Leeds), then is accused of sympathizing when the Civil War breaks out.
Joe Lane kills another man in a fistfight after learning that the man has made improper advances towards his wife. Joe goes to prison for the murder. When Joe gets out of prison, he visits his son "Little Pal" at school. Little Pal tries to follow Joe downtown, but is hit by a truck.
《农场表演》是最早使用维他风技术的有声电影短片之一，1926年由Al Jolson主演。片中，Jolson在一片大农场的人工场景前，演唱了三首他的热门金曲：《April Showers》、《Rock-a-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody》和《When the Red Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along》。
这部影片一直以来都被认为佚失了，使人误以为《爵士歌手》是第一部商业有声片。后来影片的一份拷贝在美国国家档案馆中被发现，上面误贴着《爵士歌手》的标签。同时也发现了维他风光盘，填补了早期有声电影研究的空缺。
