余志刚(吕奇)是一个靠女人养活的小白脸,一天巧遇女售货员刘慧仪(陈宝珠),两人双双堕入爱河,被白梦萍(夏萍)得知大怒,到慧仪工作地方大闹一场,更被公司开除,刘父一向视慧仪作摇钱树,强逼她到舞厅做歌星,反招志刚误会,志刚决定离开白梦萍更与慧仪冰释前嫌,梦萍不能接受现实,驾车把志刚撞倒,究竟志刚生命有否危险,梦萍怎样面对事实,慧仪与志刚能否永远在一起……

　　本片记录了西部非洲的乡下青年到城市打工的经历。许多尼日利亚青年离开位于内陆的家乡来到沿海国家象牙海岸打工，许多人在首都阿比让的平民区落脚。本片主人公是一位仿照美国电影明星取名爱德华·罗宾逊的年轻人，他在摄影机前讲述自己及其同伴的故事。The film depicts an ordinary week in the lives of men and women from Niger who have migrated to Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire for work. After a short introduction by Rouch, "Edward G. Robinson"-Omarou Ganda, who like the film's other subject-collaborators plays himself under the name of a Western movie star-takes over the film's narration, recreating dialogue and providing freewheeling commentary on his experiences.