For his birthday, Charley gets a cigarette lighter, but it won't light. He works on it with ill-suited tools amidst his family all giving advice. Finally, he unwisely fuels it with gasoline, which gets it lit, but soon, so is his house.
Charley
Edna - Charley's Wife
Charley's Mother-in-Law
Charley's Father-in-Law
Charley's Brother-in-Law
Miss Pipps
Mrs. Phipps
The Dog
Director