Janice lives with her two brothers, Banjy and Dave, and their parents. The brothers are film enthusiasts, with a movie machine at home, and an eagerness to hold home movies. They ask Janice for some money to go buy a few feet of film from a local shop, but Janice hesitates, saying that she's saving up for something. At the last minute, Janice changes her mind and gives them the money, asking them to get a movie with Rodolpho Valentino. When the boys get to the shop, however, they discover that the cuts of films are only labeled with drama or comedy, and no way of knowing what movie they would be buying. They choose to test their luck and buy 25 feet of film blindly. That night, they hold a mock-movie screening for their mother and sister, all of them eager to see the movie, especially Janice, who is a fanatic of Valentino. The film begins and ends quickly, and Janice discovers that they hadn't gotten a Valentino film like she asked, leading her to break down crying. Janice is both sad about the film and angry at her brothers, leading her mother to chastise her for acting so shrewish. Shortly later, Valentino died, making Janice despondent. In her grieving, she gives the boys a dollar now, asking them to buy a Valentino movie, but saying that she won't be upset if it isn't. They hold another movie night, and yet again it doesn't feature Valentino, though Janice has no one to blame but herself. Her brothers planned in case this happened, and bought her another present: a photo of Valentino with a poem about him on it. Janice cries when they give it to her, saying it's the nicest thing anyone has done for her. Dave thinks her sorrow has made Janice a better person.