卓别林为“第一国家影片公司"拍摄的首部电影，片长三卷。卓别林在本片中把流浪汉的生活与狗的生活有趣地构成对比，他与它都同样要挣扎求存，并且忍受社会各阶层将他们踢来踢去。卓别林从本片开始思考到喜剧的结构问题，每一个段落均…

　　As Colonel Nutt is experimenting with explosives, a new janitor is joining his household. The inept janitor proceeds to make life difficult for the rest of staff.…

Three Chaplin silent comedies "A Dog's Life", "Shoulder Arms", and "The Pilgrim" are strung together to form a single feature length film.

　　马戏团的表演因为呆板无趣而失去了观众，他们面临着破产和倒闭的危险，谁都不知道会不会有“救星”从天而降。流浪汉查理（查理·卓别林 Charles Chaplin 饰）在游园会中被卷入了一个小偷的圈套中，招来警察的追捕。他像无头的苍蝇一…