故事发生在十九世纪的俄罗斯，奋斗身为高官卡列宁（拉尔夫·理查德森 Ralph Richardson 饰）的妻子，奋斗安娜（费雯·丽 Vivien Leigh 饰）却在一次偶然中和伯爵沃伦斯基（基隆·摩尔 Kieron Moore 饰）坠入了情网，一心追逐内心感情的安娜不顾伦理道德的约束，开始了与沃伦斯基的同居生活。尽管安娜百般要求，但卡列宁依然拒绝了她的离婚请求，不仅如此，卡列宁还从安娜身边夺走了她心爱的儿子，禁止她们见面。不久之后，安娜怀孕了，而噩梦也就此开始，流产、酗酒、药物依赖，接连而来的打击让安娜坠入了人生的谷底，但真正令安娜崩溃的，却是沃伦斯基对她日益冷淡的态度。最终，在沃伦斯基的背叛和社会舆论的压力之下，走投无路的安娜在铁轨下结束了她年轻的生命。
回复 :Fredric March无法在残酷的战争中使自己变得麻木，苦恼不已，甚至精神面临崩溃边缘。休假时与Carole Lombard萍水相逢，暂时的抚慰并不能解决他的问题，最后他选择了自杀，战友Cary Grant煞费苦心替他保存了所谓的尊严。
回复 :马洛（迪克·鲍威尔 Dick Powell 饰）是一名独来独往的私家侦探，某日，马里特（Douglas Walton 饰）找到了马洛聘他当自己的保镖，结果马洛却莫名其妙的挨了一顿打。之后，一个叫安（安妮·雪莉 Anne Shirley 饰）的女孩现身，她告诉马洛，他所遭遇的一切和她的继母格雷尔夫人及其所拥有的翡翠有着千丝万缕的关联。对翡翠深感好奇的马洛决定将这一连串的事件调查个水落石出。在安的协助下，马洛对事件的全貌渐渐的有了了解，而隐藏在背后的，是安的父亲（迈尔斯·曼德 Miles Mander 饰）。不仅如此，不久之前，马洛受雇寻找一个名叫维尔马的女子的下落，这名女子竟然也被牵连进了翡翠的案件之中。
回复 :Lois Ames is devoted to her job as the editor of a magazine, and her wealthy husband Fred is equally dedicated to polo and parties. Lois's long hours drive her secretary to quit, and she replaces her with Tom Sheridan, who happens to be in the office demonstrating a rowing machine. Tom likes the work and continues to advance until he is indispensable to Lois. Ruth Holman, Tom's fiancée, is jealous of Tom's relationship with Lois and with some reason, as he is falling in love with her. In the meantime, Fred is having an affair with Ann Le Maire, a woman whose interests are closer to his own. Because he feels his love for Lois is hopeless, Tom quits his job and plans his marriage to Ruth. Lois tries to patch things up with Fred, but he suggests that they divorce instead. On Tom's last night, Lois keeps him working late. Ruth is furious and storms up to the office where Lois and Tom are dining. She threatens to tell Lois's husband about their relationship, which leaves the way clear for Lois to announce her pending divorce. Ruth breaks off her engagement to Tom, and he immediately asks Lois to marry him.
