聪明的教授的寡妇绊倒了他的一个发明，能够记录和发挥一个人的记忆。

宝贝·珍妮·汉德森（贝蒂·戴维斯BetteDavis饰）曾是风靡一时的童星，整个汉德森家都依靠她的收入过活，这使她的性格变得日益扭曲和跋扈。比起珍妮，作为姐姐的布兰奇·汉德森（琼·克劳馥JoanCrawford饰）不过是一只不足挂齿的丑小鸭，不仅妹妹对自己视若无睹，就连父亲对她都大呼小叫态度恶劣，忍气吞声的布兰奇在心中埋下了仇恨的种子。成年…

　　Middle-aged banker Arthur Hamilton is given the opportunity to start a completely new life when he receives calls from his old friend Charlie. The only problem is that Charlie is supposed to be dead. Hamilton is eventually introduced to …