在这部阎瑞生剧情/犯罪片中,阎瑞生是个大学生，却吃喝嫖赌样样都来。年关将至，阎瑞生和吴春芳方日珊等人到跑马厅决定再赌一把，补一补往日亏空。几人走出跑马厅的时候两手空空，他们想起了王莲英。王莲英是上海名妓，奕奕生辉地周旋于富商大贾之间，与瑞生亦有一面之缘。翌日傍晚，瑞生驱车来到王的妆阁，拿出了浑身解数。莲英受不住百般的甜言蜜语，做低做小，被瑞生拥上了汽车。汽车驶至荒野停住，车外只有大片的麦田，两个人从黑暗中窜了出来……
In the summer of 1920, Shanghai was scandalized by a sensational murder, a high-profile case and subsequent trial that was the ongoing topic of conversation in the city's numerous cafes, clubs and teahouses.
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