罗伯特(威廉·霍尔登 William Holden 饰)是一位名不见经传的小画家,为了寻求绘画灵感,他远渡重洋,来到了充满异域风情的香港,希望能够在那里潜心作画,施展自己在艺术上的抱负。 一次偶然中,罗伯特遇见了名为苏丝(关南施 Nancy Kwan 饰)的女子,后者的美丽和神秘一下子就吸引了罗伯特的注意,没过多久,罗伯特就陷入了疯狂的爱恋中无法自拔。让罗伯特没有想到的是,苏丝的真实身份竟然是在酒店拉客的交际花,然而,他并没有因此而厌恶苏丝,反而更为她坎坷的身世和复杂的内心世界所倾倒。与此同时,银行家的女儿凯(西尔维亚·萨姆丝 Sylvia Syms 饰)亦对罗伯特芳心暗许,面对如此情形,罗伯特会做出怎样的选择呢?Robert Lomax, tired of working in an office, wants to be an artist. So he moves to Hong Kong to try his hand at painting. Finding a cheap hotel, he checks in, only to find it's used by prostitutes and their "dates" they meet in the bar downstairs. Since he never picks up any of the ladies, they all want to know more about him. Eventually, he does hire one to model for him... and soon falls in love. However, since he's on a limited budget, he can't afford her exclusively, but doesn't want to "share" her with anyone else.