《西安大追捕》是由唐敬睿导演、左运学、罗鹏、李德光、白俊杰等人参演的刑侦片。 [1] 该片讲述了魏振海跌宕起伏的一生。

张兰（阮玲玉 饰）和张桃（林楚楚 饰）是女校长张洁的女儿，两人在张洁所执教的学校里就读，双双顺利毕业。张兰和张桃都喜欢上了一个名叫陈佐的男人，为了妹妹，张兰忍痛割爱放弃了自己内心里汹涌的感情，只身一人前往上海。之后，张桃和陈佐顺利完婚。婚后，夫妻两人也决定去上海发展。
在上海，张兰和张桃重逢了，与此同时，两人还遇上了校董的儿子许伯扬。一心嫉妒姐姐的张桃四处散播姐姐和许伯扬之间的暧昧关系，张兰气得住进了医院。为了照顾女儿，张洁将学校暂时教给张桃和许伯扬管理，不务正业的两人将学校弄得一团糟。

一日，华明铁工厂经理裘汉卿之女丽莲随顾博士到郊外骑马，不幸被大猩猩掳走。这一切被不远处一位神秘客看到。裘汉卿夫妇闻讯后焦急万分，找来丽莲的男友康文生商量办法，这时丽莲踉踉跄跄逃了回来。她说自己是被人假扮的大猩猩抢去的，山洞里还关着三个少女命在旦夕。当大家带着警察赶到时，神秘客揭开了博士假扮大猩猩的秘密，他要用五个少女的脑髓制造长生不老之药。

Sister Ye lives in a rural village, where everyone makes traditional toys. When Sister Ye's husband dies of an unknown illness, and while Ye is attending to him, her son is kidnapped and sold to a wealthy lady in the city of Shanghai. Shortly after, the village is destroyed during an attack between rival warlords, forcing the villagers move to the city, where they continue to make toys. Ten years pass, and Ye's daughter Zhu'er has become a toy designer. While helping the Nationalist army at the rear, Zhu'er is killed in an attack by the Japanese. On New Year's Eve, Sister Ye is dressed in rags, sitting on the curb, selling toys. A young boy buys toys from her, and it is none other than her son, whom she does not recognize.

The story is about a fisherman's family living near to Shanghai. In the beginning, twin babies are born, a boy and a girl. Their growing-up is briefly sketched, and their friendship with "young master", a boy from rich family about their age.