在本片中，罗依德扮演一名百货公司的店员。该公司为了商业宣传，请了一位特技演员前来表演从楼下爬到大楼屋顶的绝技，不料那位特技演员途中与交通警员发生了纠纷而无法赶到。百货公司为了向围观的群众有所交代，只好由罗依德权充演员，在众目睽睽之下表演特技。

　　To win the hand of the caliph of Bagdad’s daughter (played by Julanne Johnston), a thief (Fairbanks) embarks on a dangerous and mystical journey to secure the most desirable treasure imaginable.
　　The film was a popular success, and Fairbanks made women swoon as one of the screen’s first superstars. Known for his dashing demeanour and incredible stunts, Fairbanks, who would also routinely contribute to the scripts of his films under the pseudonym Elton Thomas, actually created the story for this version of The Thief of Bagdad and included types of special effects and production design never previously seen by audiences. The film was remade several times, of which the most notable is the 1940 British film directed by Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, and Tim Whelan.

　　三个美女(Electra, Dash, and Fox)曾受到过感情上的打击和麻烦，她们进行了一次打赌，随机选择了一个家伙,引诱对方，并用镜头偷拍来羞辱他. 但是自他加入后，问题就出现了。。。

　　烈日当头，纽约大都会艺术博物馆，一幅正在展出的印象派大师莫内的无价名画失窃。高明的盗窃手段，加上因高温完全失效的红外线监控系统，都让这起神秘的失窃案更加扑朔迷离。亿万富翁托马斯·克劳恩（皮尔斯·布鲁斯南 Pierce Brosnan饰），一位富可敌国的上流富商兼收藏家。当金钱再也不能带给他任何满足感时，唯有那些金钱买不到的东西才能引起他的兴趣，比如这件无价之宝。美貌聪慧的女调查员凯瑟琳·班宁（蕾妮·罗素 Rene Russo饰）负责全权处理此失窃事件。与此同时，警方也派出了精明的迈克尔·麦克甘（丹尼斯·利瑞 Denis Leary饰）警官调查此案。班宁与麦克甘不约而同地将克劳恩列为头号嫌疑人，而克劳恩更被这位与众不同的女子所深深吸引。
　　本片改编自1968年诺曼·杰威森执导的电影《托马斯·克朗事件》，此次由曾执导过《虎胆龙威》等知名动作片的导演约翰·麦克蒂尔南重新演绎这段经典好莱坞浪漫爱情片。