唐伯虎在苏州一寺院内邂逅华太师府艳婢秋香，惊为天人，虎尾随不舍，状甚疯麻，香三笑留情。 虎为亲近佳人伪装穷人，改名康宣， 混入太师府当书童，才华深受太师赏识，赐名华安。香早慕虎名，虎向香表露身份，香不信，更戏弄虎。 虎无计可施，幸得好友祝枝山授以妙计。虎谎称山有意聘他作西宾，允他选一婢女为妻。太师为挽留虎， 准他在众婢女中选妻。虎得偿所愿，娶得美人，夜潜出相府，与香远走苏州。

江南第一才子唐伯虎不爱功名，只爱游山玩水，一次他见到华太师丫环秋香随太师夫人入庙进香，秋香向他一笑，他顿时神魂颠倒，秋香离去，伯虎乘船尾随，秋香探头外看，将一盆水淋向伯虎后又一笑，后来在市集上伯虎再遇秋香，秋香再一笑，伯虎遂决心要娶得美人归。他决定隐瞒身份，进入华太师家做书童，借此机会接近秋香。 进入华府后，唐伯虎终于找到机会向秋香表明了自己的真实身份和来意，可惜秋香对此却并不相信。一晃眼数月过去，唐伯虎和秋香之间的情事依旧毫无进展，某日，唐伯虎的好友祝枝...

唐伯虎在苏州一寺院内邂逅华太师府艳婢秋香，惊为天人，虎尾随不舍，状甚疯麻，香三笑留情。 虎为亲近佳人伪装穷人，改名康宣， 混入太师府当书童，才华深受太师赏识，赐名华安。香早慕虎名，虎向香表露身份，香不信，更戏弄虎。 虎无计可施，幸得好友祝枝山授以妙计。虎谎称山有意聘他作西宾，允他选一婢女为妻。太师为挽留虎， 准他在众婢女中选妻。虎得偿所愿，娶得美人，夜潜出相府，与香远走苏州。

风流才子唐伯虎(凌波)在苏州虎丘山游玩，遇到相国夫人带了四个美婢来烧香，其中的秋香(李菁)美艳出众，不禁为之神往，秋香临行前向他一笑、再笑、三笑，使他神魂颠倒。 　　唐伯虎决定扮做穷书生，卖身相国府做书僮，以便追求秋香……

1940年国华影片公司出品，摄影董克毅。

本片改编自广为流传的民间故事。“江南四大才子”之首唐伯虎爱上了太师府丫鬟秋香，为得心上人，唐伯虎扮作仆从，打入相府，几经周折终于和秋香喜结连里。

讲述了江南大才子唐伯虎与无锡华鸿山太师婢女秋香的恋爱故事。

《小戏骨之三笑寻亲记》是以《三笑》为蓝本创作的影片，唐伯虎幼时与妹妹秋香分离，长大后在云崖寺又见妹妹，因其三次笑容而惊为天人，自愿投身太师府为奴。华太师为其取名华安，留作书童。唐伯虎在华府巧妙安排，假意向太师请辞，终于点得秋香，认得妹妹。

As professional clowns Tito and Simon are traveling, they happen upon an abandoned child, whom they take in and name Simonetta. When Simonetta is older, she becomes a circus performer herself. One day she is looking for roses, and climbs into the garden of Count Luigi Ravelli. The count becomes infatuated with her, but she leaves as soon as possible. Sometime later, Ravelli consults a doctor about his fits of uncontrollable laughter, and there he meets Tito, who has come to seek help for his fits of uncontrollable weeping. The two decide to help each other, and they establish a friendship, but problems arise when they realize that they are both in love with Simonetta.

As professional clowns Tito and Simon are traveling, they happen upon an abandoned child, whom they take in and name Simonetta. When Simonetta is older, she becomes a circus performer herself. One day she is looking for roses, and climbs into the garden of Count Luigi Ravelli. The count becomes infatuated with her, but she leaves as soon as possible. Sometime later, Ravelli consults a doctor about his fits of uncontrollable laughter, and there he meets Tito, who has come to seek help for his fits of uncontrollable weeping. The two decide to help each other, and they establish a friendship, but problems arise when they realize that they are both in love with Simonetta.