二战期间，卡萨布兰卡是欧洲逃往美国的必经之地，那里鱼龙混杂，局势紧张。里克（亨佛莱•鲍嘉 Humphrey Bogart 饰）是一个神秘的商人，他在卡萨布兰卡开了一家人气很旺的夜总会，并拥有两张宝贵的通行证。一天，反纳粹人士维克多和妻子伊尔莎（英格丽•褒曼 Ingrid Bergman 饰）来到夜总会，原来他们正在逃避纳粹的追捕。碰巧的是，里克发现，伊尔莎竟然是他的旧日情人。那段爱曾经刻骨铭心，却因为一个误会而终止。而当误会消解时，伊尔莎和里克的感情还是不可避免的重燃了。里克手上的两张通行证能帮助维克多度过难关，但这样一来，伊尔莎是决定留下，还是离去，他们的爱情在政治和伦理的推波逐流中走向何方。

　　主人公格温普兰是贵族后裔，从小落入人贩子之手，被毁容摧残，脸上始终像在怪笑。好心的江湖艺人于苏斯把他收为义子，并把格温普兰从雪地上救起的盲姑娘蒂也收养了下来。他们几个四海飘泊，靠卖艺为生。后来由于偶然的因素和英国政坛的需要，格温普兰得以重获爵位，但他拒绝了这一肮脏的恩赐，宁愿回到他的患难伙伴那里；这时蒂已身患重病。在盲姑娘离开人世后，格温普兰悲痛万分，投海自杀。

A prosperous man encounters a sleazy blackmailer who discovers that he is gay. Released in 1919, this film is an amazingly frank depiction of a homosexual relationship. Banned at the time of its release, later burned by the Nazis, the film was believed lost for more than forty years

In 1620s France, dreaded swordsman Gil de Berault returns from carrying out a mission for Cardinal Richelieu, and finds the Cardinal worried about growing opposition from the Huguenots in the south. The Cardinal also warns de Berault that dueling has been outlawed, and will henceforth be punishable by death. Gil, however, promptly disobeys the law and is indeed sentenced to death. The Cardinal offers to cancel the sentence if de Berault is able to capture the duke who is organizing plans for an uprising. Gil travels to the duke's castle and is allowed to stay as a guest, but the duke's wife and sister immediately suspect that he is a spy. He and his servant still make good progress, until he falls in love with the duke's sister, which complicates everything.

二战初期，丹麦商船 “海尔维格号” 船长安徒生（康拉德・韦特饰）因英国港口管制滞留伦敦。他在码头邂逅自称索伦森夫人（瓦莱丽・霍布森饰）的神秘女子，对方以寻找失踪丈夫为由，请求安徒生协助。
两人卷入一场德国间谍阴谋：间谍头目范戴恩（雷蒙德・洛威尔饰）企图窃取英国海军机密，索伦森夫人实为英国情报人员，正卧底调查。安徒生凭借机智与勇气，与船员、英国特工联手，在伦敦的夜总会、码头与间谍展开周旋，最终挫败间谍计划，救出索伦森夫人。
故事融合悬疑、动作与浪漫，以轻松幽默的笔触展现战时伦敦的紧张氛围，安徒生从普通船长转变为反间谍英雄，成为影片亮点。