故事发生在车水马龙的繁华大都市巴黎，卡洛塔（Mary Fabian 饰）是一名歌剧演员，某日，剧院之中忽然现身了神秘的幽灵，威胁卡洛塔必须放弃她在歌剧《浮士德》中的角色，并将这个角色让给一位名为克里斯汀（玛丽·菲尔宾 Mary Philbin 饰）的女子扮演。克里斯汀和幽灵之间是怎样的关系呢？
原来，幽灵的真身是一直以来潜伏在剧院中的一名头戴面具的男子，一场意外令他的容貌尽毁，变得恐怖狰狞，无奈之下只好戴上面具，躲藏在墓地里。某日，克里斯汀的出现吸引了他的注意，他发现自己已经深深的爱上了这位美丽的女子，于是决定现身将她挟持。起初，克里斯汀十分害怕这位诡异的男子，然而，随着时间的推移，克里斯汀渐渐发现，这恐怖的幽灵亦有温柔善良的一面。

Jim Warren, a crook, is married to Norma, but there was a flaw in their marriage papers and he must marry her again to protect their unborn child. He returns home and gives her some money but it has been stolen and she is sent to jail as an accomplice. To get her out, he is forced to marry another woman and Norma, thinking Jim has deserted her marries Phil Powers, and gives birth to Jim's daughter. Years later, Jim meets his daughter in the midst of a blackmail scheme against Norma over her earlier imprisonment. The daughter shoots the blackmailer, and Jim takes the blame.