A Swedish family is struggling for survival in a small farm in the countryside. Their land is poor and their crops scarce. The year is 1849, and Karl Oskar starts dreaming of a better life in America, the land of opportunities. In the mid-19th century, millions of Scandinavians left hunger and distress in the hope of a better life in America. In this epic tale, we follow Kristi...。相声艺人何尚喜到天津投亲不遇,在“三不管”雨夜为人撑伞糊口。上海女伶金玲芳被戏霸程利发纠缠追打,何尚喜出手相救,两人相识。最终,金玲芳还是没逃脱魔掌而进了程家大院。
何尚喜这个聪明的艺人,得到了金玲芳、李惠姝两个女人的爱;更用自己的智慧和临时“现挂”的相声段子化解了地痞、兵痞、同行之间的许多矛盾或险境;他又以同样的智慧对付日本侵略军的压迫和欺凌……
在为国民党“国大代表”演出的舞台上,何尚喜带头拒绝演出,演员们不为大量金钱“包银”所诱惑,金玲芳惨遭各种迫害之后在舞台上自尽,何尚喜在群众掩护下走向新的天地……。