王哥原是一名擦鞋匠，柳哥則是一名三輪車夫，二人情同手足，隔壁阿花是柳哥心上人，時常照料二人起居。某天，算命先生斷定王哥必於三日內發一筆橫財，柳哥則於44日後必死無疑。三天後王哥果然中了愛國獎券，王哥領回鉅款，柳哥悶悶不樂，原因是算命先生的話即將應驗，王哥不忍心見柳哥悲傷，於是和柳哥一同暢遊臺灣名勝古蹟，途中發生一連串新鮮、驚險及意想不到的趣事。

　　1958年出品的《王哥柳哥遊臺灣》由李冠章與矮仔財（張福財）分飾體重過重的王哥與身材矮小的柳哥，其情節模仿當時台灣譯名為『王哥柳哥』的好萊塢喜劇默片電影《勞萊與哈台》。該影片角色設定中，王哥為意外愛國獎券中獎的擦鞋匠，柳哥則為三輪車夫。劇情則描繪兩主角使用44天時間，遊遍全台灣名勝古蹟的旅途過程。

　　《王哥柳哥遊台灣》實為介紹台灣各地風景之喜劇劇情片，雖然充滿了戲謔的情節，但也帶來了溫馨與歡樂，在交通不甚便利的1950年代台灣影片市場一出品就受到相當矚目。該黑白有聲片，不但為台灣台語電影開發新的片種也創造極佳票房。

Overweight shoeshiner Brother Wang (Wang Ge) and skinny rickshaw driver Brother Liu (Liu Ge) are best friends and roommates. One day, they come across a fortune teller who offers a peculiar forecast: that Wang will become very wealthy in three days but that Liu will die in 44 days. When Wang strikes gold by winning the lottery, just as predicted, the celebratory mood is soon eclipsed by the reminder that Liu’s death also has been forecast. With his newfound wealth, Wang decides to reward his dying buddy with the trip of a lifetime. Carrying around a suitcase full of cash, the working-class twosome embark on a road trip around the beautiful island of Taiwan. Enjoying a lavish lifestyle as inexperienced big spenders, they find themselves in unexpected situations and amusing predicaments, one after another.