Edna's father wants her to marry wealthy Count He-Ha. Charlie, Edna's true love, impersonates the Count at dinner, but the real Count shows up and Charlie is thrown out. Later on Charlie and Edna are chased by her father, The Count, and three policeman. The pursuers drive off a pier.
卢克领导着一个诈骗集团在芝加哥附近的约里埃特行骗。这天,手下人向他交了一大笔刚刚骗了的钱。不久,卢克就遭到了谋杀。原来,这笔钱是芝加哥的黑社会头目朗尼根(罗伯特•肖 Robert Shaw 饰)刚刚收回的赌款,正是这笔钱令卢克引火烧身。
胡克(罗伯特•雷德福 Robert Redford 饰)是卢克的一个手下,卢克平日待他如亲生儿子一般,生前就想把他介绍到芝加哥的好友骗术大师冈多夫(保罗•纽曼 Paul Newman 饰)处学艺。胡克发誓要给卢克报仇,于是前往芝加哥寻找冈多夫。胡克顺利找到了冈多夫,听闻这次的对头是朗尼根,冈多夫马上摩拳擦掌。于是,一个天衣无缝的行骗计划开始了!
Life story of a charming scoundrel, with little dialogue other than the star/director's witty narration. As a boy, only he survives a family tragedy when he's deprived of supper (poisonous mushrooms!) for stealing...concluding that dishonesty pays. Through years of dabbling in crime and amusing adventures, two women appear and reappear in his life, a dazzling blonde jewel thief and a stunning brunette gambler. Finally, he meets the mysterious Charbonnier who had saved his life in World War I, leading to the surprising next phase in his career...