The Foreigner is set in a fishing lodge in rural Georgia with a string of offbeat characters that keep the action moving and audiences laughing. The proprietor of the lodge, Betty Meeks, reveals that local property inspector, Owen Musser, is trying to oust her from her home. Guests at the lodge decide to help Betty keep her property. Sergeant Froggy LeSeuer and his friend Charlie have recently arrived at the lodge. Charlie is extremely shy and won’t speak in front of other people. Froggy, therefore, decides to pass him off as a native of some far-off country who does not speak a word of English. This puts Charlie in a position to overhear plans and secrets being freely discussed in his presence. As efforts commence to head off Musser from confiscating Betty’s lodge, we learn that the reason Musser wants the lodge is to use it for a meeting place for the Ku Klux Klan, which is plotting a takeover of the government.