米兰达（格莱妮丝·约翰斯 Glynis Johns 饰）和卡罗琳（格莱妮丝·约翰斯 Glynis Johns 饰）是一对长相一模一样的表姐妹，两人之间唯一的区别就在于，米兰达是一条美人鱼而卡罗琳是人类。一次偶然中，米兰达乘着卡罗琳外出度假的机会假扮成卡罗琳来到了陆地上，在这里，她一边竭力隐藏着自己的身份和鱼尾，同时经历了诸多的“人生第一次”。
卡罗琳有一位早已经确定了关系的未婚夫，可是，随着接触的深入，米兰达发现卡罗琳的未婚夫其实是一位自私又狂妄的小人，她决定帮助卡罗琳寻找真爱。不幸的是，有人发现了米兰达的真实身份，幸运的是，就在真相即将揭穿之时，卡罗琳及时赶到圆了场。

From IMDB, "A young orphan who lives with her grandmother in a large Virginian home infatuates herself with the voices of Joan d'Arc. Her nanny seeks out the help of a rich suitor (David Lynch's first real acting role) to take her and the orphan away when she realizes that the often cruel grandmother cannot offer the orphan the love that she needs. Ends with an unpredictable plot twist."

从伦敦飞往拉布拉多半岛检查自己公司飞机失事的航空工程师西欧多尔认为这起事故是因为客机的尾部因为金属结构疲劳而折断。西欧多尔警告制造公司如果再不认真对待这个问题将会有更大的空难产生。但因为“金属疲劳”这一新颖说法没有得到广大认同，是非对错只有等事实来兑现。

A titled English lady, who eloped with a former Parliament official, returns with her new husband to the estate — and the husband and son — she abandoned, only to find that the son's wife may soon run off with her own lover.

A titled English lady, who eloped with a former Parliament official, returns with her new husband to the estate — and the husband and son — she abandoned, only to find that the son's wife may soon run off with her own lover.

A group of travellers, all with something to hide in their past, take shelter from a storm in an old inn. The inn-keeper seems a little mysterious...

　　影片讲述的是一个反映人性的故事，父亲乔治（迪格·梵戴克饰）在银行工作，时常认为子女不务正业，遂带他们上银行学习做事。但是儿子迈克和女儿珍生性调皮，使得保姆亦辞职。迈克与珍祈求理想的保姆，于是仙女玛莉（茱莉·安德鲁丝饰）应征而来，她喜爱孩子并教授孩子们如何在受挫后寻找快乐之道。正在这时，乔治因误会而被总裁辞退，仙女也离去，乔治才感悟如何向子女表达爱心，并开始了解除了钱外，还有很多值得珍惜的东西。

一位研究心理学家参与了四位女性的个人生活。