约翰（弗雷德·阿斯泰尔 Fred Astaire 饰）是一名极富才华的舞蹈家，歌手卡德（维克托·摩尔 Victor Moore 饰）是约翰最好的朋友兼搭档，两人之间的友谊十分深厚。约翰一心想要迎娶自己的青梅竹马玛格丽特（Betty Furness 饰），但卡德却并不看好这桩婚事。为了搅黄约翰的婚礼，卡德找到了各种借口拖延时间，导致约翰最终错过了结婚典礼。愤怒玛格丽特和父亲要求约翰拿来两万五千美元，方可得到他们的原谅，无奈之下约翰只得踏上了筹钱的旅途。
约翰和卡德来到了纽约，在一场意外中邂逅了名为佩妮（金格
Based on Franz Xaver Kroetz's play, which is in turn based on a true story, this film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder tells the story of a very young girl who, after persuading a local boy to become her lover, induces the lad to kill her father,
A funny and irresistible story of a young girl who literally cannot see or hear her mother, even though she is living with her under the same roof. With the help of an eccentric psychiatrist, and a local, accidental hero, our heroine has to grow up, but f
