Henrietta Robins works out of her home and her husband Pete drives a cab to try to support her. When Pete gets a tip from one of his fellow drivers that a deal will be made by the Americans and the Soviets over pork bellies, he decides to invest in the market, but needs to $3000 to invest. Henrietta then goes to extreme lengths to get the money by dealing with first a loan shark, then a madame, then the mob and finally cattle rustlers. All this in the name of love.


彼得．耶茨执导的此片是一部凭空架构的闹剧。讲述一名纽约出租车司机的太太背着丈夫借高利贷投资期货，因到期不能还钱而被黑社会操纵，当货物一样地将她转卖，闹出了不少乌龙笑话。本片写出了一点小市民为钱奔波的可怜和无奈。剧情拍得轻松，但精采笑料很少，而且下半部的追逐高潮明显模仿《爱的大追踪》的剧情。该片尽管有巴巴拉．斯特蕾桑、迈克尔．萨雷金等名角的出阵，亦无助于提高影片的可欣赏性。

这部揭示真相的纪录片向传奇人物西德尼·波蒂埃（Sidney Poitier）致敬，他是电影演员、电影制作人和民权活动家。包括对丹泽尔·华盛顿（Denzel Washington）、斯派克·李（Spike Lee ）、哈莉·贝瑞（Halle Berry）等人的采访。

In this audio essay, recorded for the Criterion Collection in July 2024, Funny Girl star Barbra Streisand discusses the original Broadway play, the making of the film, and her relationship with director William Wyler.