我三岁启蒙学文，经史子集烂熟于心；四岁扎马学武，十八般武艺样样精通。刚满十八岁那年，我在武林大会上连败各路高手，一战成名登顶天下第一。可庆功酒还没喝热，师傅就一脚把我踹下山门，骂道：“一身本事藏在深山有何用？滚去红尘里磨磨性子！” 我揣着师傅给的碎银，望着山下繁华市井，这才发现，比起武林对决，人间的人心险恶、烟火红尘，才是真正的历练。

我三岁启蒙学文，经史子集烂熟于心；四岁扎马学武，十八般武艺样样精通。刚满十八岁那年，我在武林大会上连败各路高手，一战成名登顶天下第一。可庆功酒还没喝热，师傅就一脚把我踹下山门，骂道：“一身本事藏在深山有何用？滚去红尘里磨磨性子！” 我揣着师傅给的碎银，望着山下繁华市井，这才发现，比起武林对决，人间的人心险恶、烟火红尘，才是真正的历练。

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.

该片以北京胡同为社会背景，展现了从上世纪六十到八十年代，中国社会的动荡、变迁给小人物带来的影响。

该片以北京胡同为社会背景，展现了从上世纪六十到八十年代，中国社会的动荡、变迁给小人物带来的影响。

世代居住的赫顿公寓住着托尼和爱妻布伦达以及6岁的儿子约翰·安德鲁，本来也是安逸舒适。不料，浪荡公子约翰·比弗尔来访，布伦达与之一见钟情。之后，布伦达以到伦敦学习经济为借口，避开丈夫，经常与比弗尔幽会。他们的关系人人皆知，只有托尼蒙在鼓里。安德鲁不幸从马上摔下而亡，布伦达误认为死去的“约翰”是她的情人约翰·比弗尔。布伦达把自己与比弗尔的关系告诉了丈夫，并提出离婚。托尼经历丧子失妻的痛苦，参加一个探险队去了南美，途中不幸病倒，几乎死去。一个英国老人搭救了他，托尼以后便隐姓埋名，与老人一起留在南美的丛林里。

世代居住的赫顿公寓住着托尼和爱妻布伦达以及6岁的儿子约翰·安德鲁，本来也是安逸舒适。不料，浪荡公子约翰·比弗尔来访，布伦达与之一见钟情。之后，布伦达以到伦敦学习经济为借口，避开丈夫，经常与比弗尔幽会。他们的关系人人皆知，只有托尼蒙在鼓里。安德鲁不幸从马上摔下而亡，布伦达误认为死去的“约翰”是她的情人约翰·比弗尔。布伦达把自己与比弗尔的关系告诉了丈夫，并提出离婚。托尼经历丧子失妻的痛苦，参加一个探险队去了南美，途中不幸病倒，几乎死去。一个英国老人搭救了他，托尼以后便隐姓埋名，与老人一起留在南美的丛林里。

克拉克盖博在刚出道时跟性感女星简哈露合演的《莫街谋杀案》是他的成名作。二十年后由他自己重演同一角色，女主角则换上热情的艾娃加德纳和冷艳的格雷斯．凯利。这个重拍版本将故事背景从东南亚的橡树林改到非洲大陆，描写探险队员维多爱上歌舞女郎艾洛丝，迅速打得火热。但当人类学家唐纳带着他的妻子琳达出现时，维多却把爱情目标转向琳达，造成了无可挽回的三角悲剧。 　　本片并不是导演约翰．福特的代表作，但他处理这个充满原野风味的三角爱情故事仍然虎虎生风，不乏戏剧性，而且安排了大量的狞猎动作和大自然景色来烘托爱情冲突，效果不错。

克拉克盖博在刚出道时跟性感女星简哈露合演的《莫街谋杀案》是他的成名作。二十年后由他自己重演同一角色，女主角则换上热情的艾娃加德纳和冷艳的格雷斯．凯利。这个重拍版本将故事背景从东南亚的橡树林改到非洲大陆，描写探险队员维多爱上歌舞女郎艾洛丝，迅速打得火热。但当人类学家唐纳带着他的妻子琳达出现时，维多却把爱情目标转向琳达，造成了无可挽回的三角悲剧。 　　本片并不是导演约翰．福特的代表作，但他处理这个充满原野风味的三角爱情故事仍然虎虎生风，不乏戏剧性，而且安排了大量的狞猎动作和大自然景色来烘托爱情冲突，效果不错。