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.
Walking along with his bulldog, Charlie finds a "good luck" horseshoe just as he passes a training camp advertising for a boxing partner "who can take a beating." After watching others lose, Charlie puts the horseshoe in his glove and wins. The trainer prepares Charlie to fight the world champion. A gambler wants Charlie to throw the fight. He and the trainer's daughter fall in...
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.