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.

盛夏的度假时节，一位城市女人来到乡下滞留，这期间，城市女人诱惑了当地的农夫并教唆他杀死自己的妻子（Janet Gaynor 饰）以便贩卖掉农庄后私奔。被迷惑了心窍的男人早已忘记了那些同妻子共处的纯美时光，他将妻子带到河面蓄谋加害，却在要下毒手时幡然悔悟，伤心的妻子踏上了进城的列车，男人穷追不舍一同抵达城市。城市里真正是一片花花世界…

当时正值美国经济不景气时期，物价暴涨，失业率上升，工人工资下降，以致罢工潮四起。卓别林扮演针砭时弊、讽刺资本家和统治者的流浪汉，在欢笑和滑稽的背后是人生的凄苦与悲凉.