When a woman suspects that her actor-husband has been fooling around with an actress, she commits suicide. Afterwards, she becomes a vengeful ghost and haunts her former husband and his co-workers. As a result, the actors seek the help of stagehand Uncle Fok, who practices Taoist magic.
There is an underlying story about a lazy son who knows some kung fu but mostly fakes it to show off. After being exposed he does good by improving his skills to the point where he can finally knock down his kung fu master father.