流浪(làng )汉查理(查理(lǐ )·卓别林 Charlie Chaplin 饰)随队伍(wǔ )来到阿拉斯加(jiā )淘金。他在一间(jiān )小木屋里碰见(jiàn )了通缉犯拉逊,接着淘(táo )金人吉姆也闯(chuǎng )进来,并抢走了(le )拉逊的枪。拉逊出去找(zhǎo )食物时发现了(le )吉姆正在开发(fā )的金矿,于是他(tā )没回木屋。小木屋里,饥(jī )肠辘辘的查理(lǐ )煮了皮鞋充饥(jī ),饿的神智恍惚(hū )的吉姆(mǔ )却把查理想象(xiàng )成火鸡追杀。突(tū )然,一头熊撞进(jìn )来,两人一起把熊打死(sǐ ),饱餐之后分道(dào )扬镳。吉姆发现(xiàn )了拉逊占了自(zì )己的金矿坑,拉逊将他(tā )打昏,不料却在(zài )逃跑时掉下深(shēn )谷。查理在小镇邂逅舞(wǔ )女乔治亚(乔(qiáo )治亚·黑尔 Georgia Hale 饰(shì )),帮她摆脱暴(bào )发户的骚扰。第二次又(yòu )巧遇她时,查理(lǐ )邀她除夕共餐(cān ),但是乔治亚爽(shuǎng )约了,失(shī )落的查理只能(néng )在幻梦中为她(tā )表演舞蹈。被打(dǎ )成失忆的吉姆在镇上(shàng )重遇查理,他请(qǐng )查理帮他一起(qǐ )找金矿。两人回(huí )到小木屋,却被大风雪(xuě )吹落下了万丈(zhàng )深渊。醒来时他(tā )们惊喜地发现金矿正(zhèng )在身边。查理与(yǔ )吉姆淘金...