在这部爱比刀更利剧情片中,在荷里活演了多年「中國娃娃」，黃柳霜遠走歐洲，力圖另闖一番事業。她與德國導演李察‧艾堡合作了一系列電影，《愛比刀更利》為第一部。黃飾演一名馬來亞舞孃，遭人調戲時得到一雜技飛刀手相救，二人合組情侶檔演出，但飛刀手舊情人突然出現。飛刀手為求與舊情人復合，計劃鋌而走險打劫火車。另一邊廂，經理人對舞孃又有意思，威迫她在兩人間作出選擇，交織成糾纏不清的愛恨四角。黃柳霜出色的演出使歐洲觀眾為之驚艷，並為她帶來了演出更立體角色的機會。恩尼‧哥柏斯現場音樂伴奏。鳴謝英國電影學院借出拷貝。
After committing a murder for his lover, Gloria, the famous painter Jack is forced to go underground. In the harbor district, he saves the poor Malaysian girl Song in front of two intrusive sailors. She loves him for it, and together Song and Jack appear in the tingle dungeon of the port, he as a knife artist, she as a dancer.
本雅明和黄柳霜的世纪邂逅。
