伦敦频频遭到无政府主义者的破坏，元凶是巴沙电影院的老板维洛克，电影院对面的水果店里有位新苏格兰场派来专门监视维洛克的侦探特德……

A drunken newspaperman is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress whose love sobers him up and encourages him to write a play, but he lapses back into dipsomania.

A dedicated American reporter in 1930s Japan is determined to expose that government's plan for world domination.

故事发生在当代的北京。老工人周洪涛（张福元 饰）眼下最大的心愿就是给三十岁的儿子乐天（任重 饰）买套经适房，让他赶紧结婚。乐天是剧院的舞美设计，女友安如意（彭杨 饰）告诉他，母亲要来北京视察他们的婚前准备，可房子汽车还没有…