Prince Danilo falls in love with dancer Sally O'Hara. His uncle, King Nikita I of Monteblanco forbids the marriage because she is a commoner. Thinking she has been jilted by her prince, Sally marries old, lecherous Baron Sadoja, whose wealth has kept the kingdom afloat. When he dies suddenly, Sally must be wooed all over again by Danilo.
演员保罗·奥尔曼偶然得知,他订做的燕尾服受到过诅咒,但凡是穿过它的人都会碰上厄运。在接下来连续发生的四个关于燕尾服和它的主人们的故事中,所谓的“厄运”似乎往往将事物真实的一面向人们揭示开。
故事发生在风景如画的法国乡村,在那里,医生查勒斯(凡·赫夫林 Van Heflin 饰)遇见了名为艾玛(珍妮弗·琼斯 Jennifer Jones 饰)的美丽少女,爱情火花被点燃,没过多久,情投意合的两人幸福的步入了婚姻的殿堂。随着时间的推移,婚后的平淡生活逐渐成为了压在艾玛肩头的负重,就在她极度渴望激情之时,一位名为雷翁(詹姆斯·梅森 James Mason 饰)的英俊男子出现在了艾玛的生命中。
雷翁的到来为艾玛带来了希望,而他的离开亦给予了她沉重的打击,就在心灰意冷之时,富商鲁道夫(路易斯·乔丹 Louis Jourdan 饰)带领艾玛步入了上流社会,被眼前华丽景象所震慑的艾玛逐渐迷失在了纸醉金迷之中。
Cameraman Eddie is sent to photograph a socialite at a private lecture on morals. The young woman's guardian will have none of it however, and Eddie resorts to a number of deceptions in order to get a picture.