Pie in the Sky

A young man accidentally gets a weird present when tobacco pipes get switched around, giving him the power to see what will happen next. When he tries to use this ability to make money fast, he mistakenly sends himself and his wife to a different world.

After picking up a strange gift as a result of a tobacco pipe mix-up, a young man gains the ability to foresee the future. In an attempt to use it in a get-rich-quick scheme, he accidentally transports himself and his wife to an alternate dimension.

Luther Temple’s plan to put his wife’s inheritance in the bank at a comfortable 5 percent interest runs into a snag when he meets Professor Tonneau. The professor’s prediction of millions to be made in the new fields of automobiles and airplanes tempts Temple until he has a vision of what his potential wealth could do to his happy marriage.