男孩從小以為閉上眼只是天黑，就像是遊戲中當鬼矇著眼般，但如今默念倒數聲未曾停歇，唯有聲音讓他不再感到乏味。與音樂的相遇改變了他的生命，這機遇帶他踏出心中的那扇窗，體驗窗外的世界。經由真實被攝者與演員的即興演出，以手持攝影和演員、空間相互激盪，刺激出更多的奇妙偶發時刻。《一年之初》女主角張榕容在本片中亦有清新亮麗的演出。

民国年间，时值中元节，太平县昏暗的戏楼正上演着一场给“阴山鬼王的阴戏”。恰逢警察局局长方敬儒（张子健 饰）大寿，局长儿子派人搅乱了戏班子，强占戏院为其父贺寿，正当所有人沉浸在喜悦的气氛中时，一个熊熊燃烧的活人从戏台上空而降，像极了中元节鬼王被烧的场景，与此同时，台下的纸人和鬼王牌位竟也瞬间燃起，人们纷传是其惹怒了鬼王。方敬儒盛怒之下开始调查此事，奉天白事铺掌柜许四九（刘智扬 饰）也被迫卷入其中。随着案情深入，故事主人公许四九见证了一桩桩悲剧，也终于找到了背后的答案……

Wealthy Rollo Treadway (Buster Keaton) suddenly decides to propose to his neighbor across the street, Betsy O'Brien (Kathryn McGuire), and sends his servant to book passage for a honeymoon sea cruise to Honolulu. When Betsy rejects his sudden offer however, he decides to go on the trip anyway, boarding without delay that night. Because the pier number is partially covered, he ends up on the wrong ship, the Navigator, which Betsy's rich father (Frederick Vroom) has just sold to a small country at war.Agents for the other small nation in the conflict decide to set the ship adrift that same night. When Betsy's father checks up on the ship, he is captured and tied up by the saboteurs. Betsy hears his cry for help and boards the ship to look for him, just before it is cut loose.The Navigator drifts out into the Pacific Ocean. The two unwitting passengers eventually find each other. At first, they have great difficulty looking after themselves, but adapt after a few weeks. At one point, they sight a navy ship and hoist a brightly-colored flag, not realizing it signals that the ship is under quarantine. As a result, the other vessel turns away.Finally, the ship grounds itself near an inhabited tropical island and springs a leak. While Rollo dons a deep sea diving suit and submerges to patch the hole, the black natives canoe out and take Betsy captive. When Rollo emerges from the ocean, the natives are scared off, enabling him to rescue Betsy and take her back to the ship. The natives return and try to board the ship. After a fierce struggle, Rollo and Betsy try to escape in a small dinghy. It starts to sink, and the natives swiftly overtake them in their canoes. Just when all seems lost, a navy submarine surfaces right underneath them and they are saved.

在一次家庭聚会上，Cooper一家发现其父母的房子被取消赎回权。因此，母亲暂时在儿子George家居住，父亲则搬去与女儿Cora同住。父母的到来给儿女们原本规律的生活带来了不便，老人们最终的归宿又是哪里?《明日之歌》是美国著名导演莱奥麦卡雷的诚意之作，入列英国《视与听》杂志评选的电影史上被忽略的75部佳作榜单。莱奥麦卡雷和刘别谦,斯特奇斯是美国有声片早期最重要的三喜剧导演,中国观众都很熟悉的《金玉盟》《鸭羹》（1931）、《春闺风月》、《风流韵事》与便出自该大师之手。而《明日之歌》被很多人认为是他最杰出的作品.。据说间接启发了小津安二郎不朽的《东京物语》，两片并看，别有趣味。