民国初年华北某小县,发生了一宗离奇命案,万地绅士林子卿之子继尧被发现死于一家小酒馆的老板娘床上。子卿控告该酒馆老板曾家驹谋杀其子,案由县知事唐崇陶主审。林家管家林贵作供,指案发当日,老板娘贞娘向继尧勾搭,曾家驹返来捉奸,将继尧打死。家驹与其母斥其诬告。唐崇陶在林家之巨额贿款引诱下,判曾家驹有罪,予以死刑,后贞娘更因此而自杀。崇陶备受良心谴责,此时家驹与贞娘之鬼魂出现,向其索命……
Ko Chun-Hsiung
Magistrate Tang
Reiko Ike
Cheng Niang
James Tien Chun
Tseng Chia Chu
Huang Lan
Yue Ying
Dean Shek Tin
Lin Chi Yao
Li Kun
Gao Hu (uncredited)
Ou-Yang Sha-Fei
Chia Chu's mother
Wong Sam
Mr Wang
Chin Ti
Wang Piao
Wu Chia-Hsiang
Lin Kuei
Queenie Kong Hoh-Yan
Tang's maid
Michelle Yim
Tao Hsiang
Erh Chun
Master Lin's brother
Che Dei
Innkeeper