大卫(保罗·纽曼 Paul Newman 饰)是一个拥有英俊外貌的男人,同时他还有着勃勃的野心,希望自己的前程能够远大而光明。在一场舞会上,大卫邂逅了名为玛莎(玛娜·洛伊 Myrna Loy 饰)的女子,玛莎是衔着金汤匙出生的千金大小姐,她的奔放不羁很快就吸引了大卫的注意,年轻气盛的大卫信心十足自己能够掳获玛莎的芳心。
果不其然,在大卫的热烈追求下,玛莎很快就心动了,没过多久,他们就携手步入了婚姻的殿堂,与此同时,大卫也顺理成章的开始插手玛莎的家族产业,他的事业和爱情双双走上巅峰。一天,一个名叫玛丽(乔安娜·伍德沃德 Joanne Woodward 饰)的姑娘出现在了大卫的身边,她的出现让大卫本来平静的生活产生了涟漪。
When their mother dies in childbirth, Emma Thatcher who has been the nanny to his 3 children but now has an infant to care for. The children grow up and Frederick becomes rich and successful. He and Emma marry, as it turns out right before his death, and his will becomes a source of trouble between the children and Emma.
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The adventurous Lady Edwina Esketh travels to the princely state of Ranchipur in India with her husband, Lord Albert Esketh, who is there to purchase some of the Maharajah's horses. She's surprised to meet an old friend, Tom Ransome who came to Ranchipur seven years before to moxia.cc paint the Maharajah's portrait and just stayed on. Ransome has developed something of a reputa...