In THE PUSHCART PEDDLERS, the greenhorn, Shimmel, fresh from the old country, meets the older, wiser Cornelius and is inveigled into buying his pushcart business. Complications arise when Cornelius returns with another pushcart and proceeds to compete with Shimmel at the same location and when Shimmel is smitten by Maggie, a flower seller who aspires to become a musical comedy star. Learning quickly to adapt, Shimmel decides to become a theatrical producer—with hilarious albeit satisfying results.