神偷容碧华乘乞儿会卖武时向旁观者施以空空妙手, 情贼林英伟亦被盗去银両, 乞儿会不甘被捣乱, 与华结怨. 伟跟踪华返家, 得悉华与舅父卜大豪欲盗取龙员外的御赐宝玉, 为免宝玉落入他们手中, 伟抢先将宝玉盗去, 再物归原主, 龙小姐因而对伟倾慕不已. 华与乞儿会的麻面婆狭路相逢大打出手, 伟助麻脱险, 与乞儿会中人结为知交. 伟为替乞儿会筹募经费, 假意向豪兜售宝玉, 二人谈不拢, 展开恶斗, 伟误堕豪机关...... (续下集大结局)
拼镢子本是老实农夫，富家勾结官军霸占了他的土地，使他无以为生。他便以农具拼镢子做兵器，成了使富家和官军惊恐不安的侠盗，最后为保护无辜，从容受刑。
克里斯与西塞莉是一对年轻的爱人，一个是国际记者，一个是剧场演员，他们挣扎于要兼顾爱情还是要冲刺事业中，爱得很深，又非常骄傲，两个常年分居，独自生活……（by波迪与鹅） In New York, the rookie newsman Christopher "Chris" Tyler dreams on becoming a famous journalist. When his girlfriend Cicely spends a couple of days with him, they decide to get married and Cicely leaves college. Chris's best friend Tommy Abbott is his best man and becomes a family's friend. Chris has his great chance when his editor Frank Carteret sends him to Rome assigned as a foreign correspondent. Cicely stays in New York with Tommy and does not tell to Chris that she is pregnant. When she delivers the baby Kit, Chris celebrates and loses a big scoop and his boss fires him. Chris falls in disgrace and the couple has economic difficulties; however Tommy lends money to Cicely and offers an opportunity on the stage as an actress. Cicely is hired and becomes successful and Chris is depressed with the situation. Cicely seeks out Frank Carteret and explains the situation, and he offers a job opportunity to Chris in Russia. He accepts the job but Cicely stays in New York with their son....
卡尔·西奥多·德莱叶这部喜剧引出心灵流变的轨迹，并在喜剧形式表现中要求夸张的转折与表演方式。他的简单主义从《总统》的办公室开始到玛格丽特夫人的屋舍，更趋向朴质。而对容貌的描写这里也有了开端。影片中的骗徒，终究抵抗不了良心的责备以及虚假婚姻阻隔与女友之间的真情。但有趣的是，被骗的老妇却早已察觉他的不怀好意但又绝非恶徒。反而是外力最后促使内在的圆满。
