Ernest Pratt is a dime novelist who just wants to write his books in peace. Unfortunately, he is also used in the publicity for the sales of his books, and now the reading public thinks Pratt actually is his character, Nicodemus Legend.
When his publisher moves Pratt to Sheridan, Colorado, Ernest teams with inventor and scientist Janos Bartok to keep the Legend ... legend alive with various gadgets based on new scientific principles such as electricity and magnetism.
