因为一个酒鬼的几句话，一个骗子一个女演员就甘愿帮一个要自杀的男的差点连命都不要了，而且这俩人最后莫名其妙还在一起了

凯撒（爱德华·罗宾逊 Edward G. Robinson 饰）和乔伊（道格拉斯·范朋克 Douglas Fairbanks Jr. 饰）是相识多年的老友。他们一个想要成为人尽皆知的江洋大盗，另一个却厌倦了打打杀杀的日子，想要追逐内心里成为一名舞者的梦想，两位好友就此走上了截然不同的人生道路。 凯撒加入了大佬维托里（Stanley Fields 饰）所领导的黑帮之中，随着时间的推移，他在组织里的地位越来越高。然而，凯瑟却并不满足于扮演一个马仔的角色，他设计杀死了维多利，取代了他的位子。那边厢，乔伊亦为成为舞者而努力着，某日，他邂逅了一位名为奥尔加（格伦达·法瑞尔 Glenda Farrell 饰）的脱衣舞女郎，就此坠入了情网。

Don Cesar, son of Zorro, is framed for murder while visiting Spain, and becomes the whip-wielding outlaw Don Q.

To win the hand of the caliph of Bagdad’s daughter (played by Julanne Johnston), a thief (Fairbanks) embarks on a dangerous and mystical journey to secure the most desirable treasure imaginable. The film was a popular success, and Fairbanks made women swoon as one of the screen’s first superstars. Known for his dashing demeanour and incredible stunts, Fairbanks, who would also routinely contribute to the scripts of his films under the pseudonym Elton Thomas, actually created the story for this version of The Thief of Bagdad and included types of special effects and production design never previously seen by audiences. The film was remade several times, of which the most notable is the 1940 British film directed by Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, and Tim Whelan.