故事发生在法国大革命期间，来自英国伦敦的律师西德尼（罗纳德·考尔曼 Ronald Colman 饰）爱上了名为露西（伊丽莎白·艾兰 Elizabeth Allan 饰）的美丽女子，然而露西早已经有了心上人，没过多久，她便和法国贵族青年查尔斯（唐纳德·伍兹 Donald Woods 饰）结为夫妻。西德尼将对露西的感情深深埋藏在心底，由衷的祝福了这对新人。革命爆发，法国国内局势一片混乱，革命牵连到了查尔斯，查尔斯遭到了囚禁，并且被判处了死刑。悲痛之中，走投无路的露西找到了西德尼，向他寻求帮助，看着眼前心碎的爱人，西德尼决定不惜一切代价救出查尔斯，哪怕这份代价就是牺牲自己的生命。

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.

A family driving through a small town gets lost and winds up at a backwoods shack managed by Torgo, who takes care of it while The Master is away. The Master worships Manos, an evil deity, and he also wears a neat cape. When Torgo lets the family stay, The Master awakens and does mean stuff like burning off Torgo's hand and sicking his dog on the family pet. Meanwhile, The Master's wives wrestle for his favor.

经过长达七年的修业之旅，绯牡丹阿龙（藤純子 饰）和组员飞车角（広瀬義宣 饰）返回故乡熊本，决心复兴父亲一手创立的矢野组。路上，他们偶然救助了遭到追杀的青年富士松（待田京介 饰），因此与当地的黑帮荒木田组结怨。随着明治时代的到来，日本全面进入工业社会。九州筑丰一带富足的煤矿得到广泛开发，为了提高运输速度，铁路的铺设被提上日程。然而这项计划触及了远贺川流域运煤船工的利益，他们和承包工程的帮派组织多次发生冲突。阿龙的叔父川边要次郎（嵐寛寿郎 饰）在冲突中受伤，不治身亡。他在临死前将组织托付给阿龙，并嘱托她一定要完成铁路的建设。继承叔父的遗志，阿龙全力推进工程的进行，因此和代表船工利益的堪藏（石山健二郎 饰）产生矛盾。另一方面，心怀不轨的荒木田组伊之助（天津敏 饰）时刻寻找机会，准备一举摧毁铁路工程以及阿龙、堪藏的组织……