Christine (Sandy McLeod), a bright and unassuming young woman, takes a job selling tickets at a porno theater near Times Square. Instead of distancing herself from the dark and erotic nature of this milieu, Christine soon develops an obsession that begins to consume her life. The character’s reaction unexpectedly flips normal gender roles; director Gordon daringly twists feminist ideology by showing a woman who finds self-expression through an interest in pornography. Variety becomes even more provocative when it dramatizes the changes that occur in Christine’s relationships with both Mark (Will Patton), her boyfriend, and Louie, a dangerous-looking patron of the theater.

灯火辉煌的剧场内，正准备进行一场盛大的音乐会，所有的演职人员全部由名叫巴斯特·基顿。台上的音乐家们天南海北聊着大天，台下的观众男女老幼，喜怒哀乐各不相同（以上角色均有巴斯特·基顿一人扮演）。未过多久，场面开始变得混乱起来。 　　这时，在舞台中央睡觉的小场工（巴斯特·基顿 Buster Keaton 饰）被人弄醒，原来之前的音乐会只不过是自己的南柯一梦。虽然醒来，他却仍然深思恍惚，分不清梦境和真实，因此面对镜中的自己他会惊讶，见到双胞胎女郎也会几近崩溃。等到演出开始时，现场有各种状况不断，小场工一会儿要扮成猴子，一会儿又要乔装成士兵，还要躲避大个子的追赶，整个晚上疲于奔命……

女护士雨川来到未婚夫(蔡家长子)家的小镇，准备在这里结婚生活。蔡家小弟，人称小五。小五从小体弱多病，性情孤癖，但颇具天赋，酷爱绘画和印章雕刻。一日，雨川一日无意翻看了老五日记，深受感动，竟然由怜而爱，两人暂生情絮。但老五不愿破坏兄长与雨川的婚姻而离家出走，途中病发身亡。雨川望着老五为她所刻的印章，默默地离开蔡家小镇。