唐(雷·米兰德 Ray Milland 饰)都不知道自己能否称自己为一个失意的作家,因为一个作品从来没有被公众所接受过的作家怎么能是作家呢?为了排遣心中的愤懑,唐选择了向酒精寻求安慰,殊不知,酒精只会让他的情况变得更糟。海伦(简·怀曼 Jane Wyman 饰)的出现将唐从酗酒的泥潭中拉了出来,她的温柔和善解人意温暖了唐孤寂的生活,也令他找到了心灵的归属,他决定重新振作起来。
好景不长,海伦的父亲对唐和女儿的关系十分不满,在他的眼中,唐只是一个一事无成的浪荡儿而已。感情遭到否定的汤再次陷入了酗酒的危机中,甚至动起了自杀的念头。面对心灰意冷的爱人,海伦能否再一次将唐从死亡边缘中解救回来呢?
In 1939, American Tom Martin, who fought in the Spanish Civil War, awaits execution at the hands of the Fascist victors when reporter Augusta 'Gusto' Nash, for a scoop, aids him in an audacious escape. Of course, Tom tries to romance Gusto; but though she likes him, her career comes first, and Tom himself prefers freedom-fighting to settling down. Comedy becomes drama as their ...