早期老电影。由上海长城画片公司摄制。保险公司会计王玉生妻子去好友傅美仙家度元霄节,戴上借来的项链,在宾客中出尽风头,引得美仙羡慕不已。次日清晨,项链不翼而飞。万般无奈,玉生只得挪用一万五千元的公款,买了一串同样的项链还给人家。东窗事发,玉生因挪用公款,而锒铛入狱,饱尝了铁窗之苦后才出狱,感悟到虚荣的可恶,原来,那年元霄节的聚会上,美仙丈夫加马龙见美仙对秀珍的项链那样羡慕,用50元的钱买通了无赖张怀仁从玉生家中偷得了那串项链,如龙对此深感悔恨,美仙也认识到是自己的虚荣心害了如龙,以致铸成了大错。美仙要将珍珠项链还给秀珍,可此时的秀珍已将虚荣心彻底抛开,不愿接受。。入围塔林电影节影评人之选竞赛。 Masterfully orchestrated – with only a small budget, the setting basically consisting of a table, two chairs, two persons talking, one mysterious manuscript and some little food in-between – this two-men drama reminds me of Robert Bresson’s famous words about filmmaking: “Two types of films: those that employ the resources of the theatre (actors, direction, etc....。