比夫（詹姆斯·贾克内 James Cagney 饰）和雨果（杰克·卡森 Jack Carson 饰）曾是感情十分要好的朋友，可是，两人共同爱上了名为维吉尼亚（丽塔·海华斯 Rita Hayworth 饰）的性感女郎。为了能够和维吉尼亚约会，雨果叫上了比夫，而维吉尼亚则带着自己的好友艾米（奥利维娅·德哈维兰 Olivia de Havilland 饰）。为了追求维吉尼亚，比夫几乎花光了自己的所有积蓄，可是，最终他得知，维吉尼亚已经和雨果私奔了。比夫崩溃了，艾米留在他的身边安慰和陪伴着他，久而久之，产生了感情
This is commonly known as Jean Renoir's first American film (1941), although Renoir scholar Alexander Sesonske has established that Renoir's creative role in the project was severely hampered by producer Darryl F. Zanuck and that
Nick and Nora's hopes for a pleasant afternoon at the local race track are dashed when a jockey is found shot dead in the locker room. Nick's friend Lt. Abrams wants him to help out but Nick is enjoying the good life too much to
