挪威著名剧作家易仆生编剧，北欧电影黄金时代的开篇之作。全片實景挪威海岸拍攝，拍攝難度與戲劇張力超越當代。原本平凡的水手，戰時為了養家活口冒險出航，卻被軍人所俘。多年後脫身返家卻人事已非，只有滿腔怨怒相伴。某天，當年俘虜他的仇敵與相隨的妻女海上落難待援，他奮勇而至，卻陷入「復仇還是救援？」的天人交戰。TerjeVigen,asailor,suffersthelossofhisfamilythroughthecrueltyofanotherman.Yearslater,whenhisenemy’sfamilyfindsitselfdependentonTerje’sbeneficence,Terjemustdecidewhethertoavengehimself.BasedonapoemwrittenbyHenrikIbsenandentirelyonlocationshootingattheNorwegiancoast,thefilmclaimedtobethemostexpensiveproductionandmarkedthebeginningoftheGoldenAgeintheNordicfilmhistory. Charliegoestoaspatodryout,buthetakesatrunkofliquorwithhim.Hetangleswithanother’sgoutyfootinarevolvingdoor.Laterhethinksthegoutymanismakinglovesignstohim(hedoesn’tEdna,therealobjectoftheman’sefforts),sohesignsback.Heinterpetsamassagetobeawrestlingmatch.Whenmanagementthrowshisliquorintothefountain,whenflowthehealthfulwaters,everyonegetsdrunk. Charlie has escaped from Sing-Sing. He burrows up through sand on the beach and is chased by several guards. Nearby Edna's mother is drowning and her 'strong man' beau is afraid to rescue her. Charlie rescues Edna, then (unwillingly) her mother, and is then nearly drowned by her suitor. Found by the family chauffeur, Charlie is brought to Edna's house to recover. There he romps through drinks, encounters with Edna and her friend, and the law. CharlieisanimmigrantwhoenduresachallengingvoyageandgetsintotroubleassoonashearrivesinAmerica. WhenCharlietheTrampwandersintoamissionheissmittenbyEdnaandputsbackthecollectionboxwhichhehastaken.Reformed,hebecomesapolicemanandisassignedtorough-and-tumbleEasyStreet.UnabletotrickorbeatErictheTough,heputsEric’sheadinagaspipeandanesthetizeshim.Ahero,henowhelpsmanypoorpeoplelivingonEasyStreet.Ericescapesjail,Ednaiskidnapped,butCharlie(rechargedaftersittingonadoper’sneedle)conquersall.EasyStreetistransformedasisEric. CharliehasescapedfromSing-Sing.Heburrowsupthroughsandonthebeachandischasedbyseveralguards.NearbyEdna’smotherisdrowningandher’strongman’beauisafraidtorescueher.CharlierescuesEdna,then(unwillingly)hermother,andisthennearlydrownedbyhersuitor.Foundbythefamilychauffeur,CharlieisbroughttoEdna’shousetorecover.Thereherompsthroughdrinks,encounterswithEdnaandherfriend,andthelaw. WhenCharlietheTrampwandersintoamissionheissmittenbyEdnaandputsbackthecollectionboxwhichhehastaken.Reformed,hebecomesapolicemanandisassignedtorough-and-tumbleEasyStreet.UnabletotrickorbeatErictheTough,heputsEric’sheadinagaspipeandanesthetizeshim.Ahero,henowhelpsmanypoorpeoplelivingonEasyStreet.Ericescapesjail,Ednaiskidnapped,butCharlie(rechargedaftersittingonadoper’sneedle)conquersall.EasyStreetistransformedasisEric. 
