本片借两对男女互相间的滥情、妒忌和背叛来制造笑料。流浪汉布杜被一个好心的书商从塞纳河中救起并收留,书商的太太和女佣对好吃懒做的布杜非常厌恶,流浪汉非但不感恩戴德,还勾引书商的太太和女仆,把他家搞得鸡犬不宁。偏偏书商本身也与女佣有染,这两对男女的爱情烂账,终于决定要用一场婚宴来解决。Boudu, a tramp, jumps into the Seine. He is rescued by Mr Lestingois, a gentle and good bookseller, who gives shelter to him. Mrs Lestingois and the maid Anne-Marie (Mr Lestingois' mistress) are far from delighted, for Boudu is lazy, dirty and salacious...