A 16 year old boy who had thought that his father's death was an accident, suspects otherwise when he receives a 10-year-old lost letter his father had written just before his death.。讲述在西班牙内战爆发前的两周内在伦敦和摩洛哥等多个地方所发生的事件。盛夏的度假时节,一位城市女人来到乡下滞留,这期间,城市女人诱惑了当地的农夫并教唆他杀死自己的妻子(Janet Gaynor 饰)以便贩卖掉农庄后私奔。被迷惑了心窍的男人早已忘记了那些同妻子共处的纯美时光,他将妻子带到河面蓄谋加害,却在要下毒手时幡然悔悟,伤心的妻子踏上了进城的列车,男人穷追不舍一同抵达城市。城市里真正是一片花花世界呵,这对夫妻在街上游走玩乐,在那些小小的玩笑中,甜蜜的冒险中,他们又找回了爱情的美妙共鸣……和好如初的两人返回乡村,不料却在归途遇上了肆虐的风浪……
本片是德国导演茂瑙赴美发展后拍摄的第一部作品,曾被多家权威媒体评选为默片最佳杰作之一,获第一届奥斯卡最佳女演员、摄影等多项褒奖。。