Three movies are being shot simultaneously and Charlie is an overworked scene shifter. The foreman is waited on hand and foot until all the shifters but Charlie go on strike. A girl looking for work pretends to be a man …

查理（查理·卓别林 Charles Chaplin 饰）是一个居无定所的流浪汉，陪伴着他的只有一把小提琴，每当心情沮丧的时候，查理都会拉响他的小提琴，悠扬的乐声总是能够帮助他重新找回快乐。一次偶然中，查理遇见了一位被虐待的姑娘（艾德娜·…