流浪汉查理（查理·卓别林 Charlie Chaplin 饰）随队伍来到阿拉斯加淘金。他在一间小木屋里碰见了通缉犯拉逊，接着淘金人吉姆也闯进来，并抢走了拉逊的枪。拉逊出去找食物时发现了吉姆正在开发的金矿，于是他没回木屋。小木屋里，饥肠辘辘的查理煮了皮鞋充饥，饿的神智恍惚的吉姆却把查理想象成火鸡追杀。 ...
A rich lord loves a girl. A maid who has seen the two accosts the lord in a park and embraces him. This is seen by the girl who calls off their relati ...