他是一个流浪汉(查理·卓别林 Charles Chaplin 饰),身无分文,遇上了双目失明的卖花女,却不忍袖手旁观。他想尽办法去凑够费用,供卖花女治病。一天,他搭救了一个富翁,富翁当晚和他称兄道弟,第二天却翻脸不认人。本来打算向他求助的主意行不通了。流浪汉去参加拳击比 赛,以图获得奖金,却输得一败涂地。谁知这时重遇富翁,二人不计前嫌,…
流浪汉查理(查理·卓别林 Charlie Chaplin 饰)随队伍来到阿拉斯加淘金。他在一间小木屋里碰见了通缉犯拉逊,接着淘金人吉姆也闯进来,并抢走了拉逊的枪。拉逊出去找食物时发现了吉姆正在开发的金矿,于是他没回木屋。小木屋里,饥肠辘辘的查理煮了皮鞋充饥,饿的神智恍惚的吉姆却把查理想象成火鸡追杀。突然,一头熊撞进来,两人一起把熊打死…
Out of costume, Charlie is a clean-shaven dandy who, somewhat drunk, visits a dance hall. There the wardrobe girl has three rival admirers the band leader, one of the musicians, and now Charlie.
Edna's father wants her to marry wealthy Count He-Ha. Charlie, Edna's true love, impersonates the Count at dinner, but the real Count shows up and Charlie is thrown out. Later on Charlie and Edna are chased by her father, The Count, and three policeman. The pursuers drive off a pier.