埃德蒙（路易斯·乔丹 Louis Jourdan 饰）本是一个朝气蓬勃的年轻水手，他对生活充满了热情，与人为善的个性亦为他在江湖上结识了诸多朋友。梅塞迪丝（伊冯·弗奴克丝 Yvonne Furneaux 饰）是埃德蒙心爱的姑娘，当埃德蒙完成了此次海上作业回到陆地上后，两人就准备成婚。不幸的是，埃德蒙的幸福惹得情敌费尔南多（Jean-Claude Michel 饰）十分眼红，他和昏庸的法官威尔弗...

　　Antoine was raised into the easy life by his very rich grandfather. After the death of his grandfather the money has gone and Antoine falls under the influence of various easy people....