故事发生在1873年的美国匹兹堡斯考特钢厂之中。玛丽（葛丽亚·嘉逊 Greer Garson 饰）跟姐姐和身患残疾的父亲帕特（莱昂纳尔·巴里摩尔 Lionel Barrymore 饰）一起过着相依为命的生活。因为家中赤贫，玛丽决定到当地的富豪斯考特先生家所举办的宴会上做女佣来补贴家用，在宴会上，玛丽有幸结识了斯考特家的大小姐康妮（玛莎·亨特 Marsha Hunt 饰）、二少爷威利（丹·德亚 Dan Duryea 饰）、三少爷泰德（马歇尔·汤普森 Marshall Thompson 饰）以及大少爷保罗（格利高里·派克 Gregory Peck 饰）。
斯考特家的每一个人都喜欢玛丽这个聪明伶俐又吃苦耐劳的姑娘，他们很快就成为了朋友，不仅如此，保罗亦对玛丽产生了真挚的感情。

A former child star falls in love with a stuffy accountant, who wants to learn why his firm's movie studio is losing money.

In this family saga, Mrs. Parkington recounts the story of her life, beginning as a hotel maid in frontier Nevada where she is swept off her feet by mine owner and financier Augustus Parkington. He moves them to New York, tries to remake her into a society woman, and establishes their home among the wealthiest of New York's high society. Family and social life is not always peaceful, however, and she guides us, in flashbacks, through the rises and falls of the Parkington family fortunes.

第二次世界大战期间，1941年，北爱尔兰，爱尔兰共和军与纳粹合作，希望能摆脱英国。 当一个纳粹训练爱尔兰共和军的组织者来到了Duncrana，爱好和平的德莫特奥尼尔与当地爱国人士自发组织起来，与亲纳粹的共和军进行了战斗，作为报复，共和军试图杀死他，但被他的弟弟德莫特尼尔，吉米，Neeve等人救出，他和Neeve只好逃往利物浦

A prostitute sees a friendly sailor as a way out of Havana's grimy underworld.

Captain Lovett ordered his first mate Thompson to get rid of his slave-trading crew and get a more respectable bunch for standard shipping, but when he brings his new bride Nancy aboard he finds the same old setup, including slave trade.

Captain Lovett ordered his first mate Thompson to get rid of his slave-trading crew and get a more respectable bunch for standard shipping, but when he brings his new bride Nancy aboard he finds the same old setup, including slave trade.