Tony and Jim Dunlap have a pleasant life and marriage. Tony is the stereotypical “ideal” wife – devoted to her husband, affectionate, able to craft beautiful paintings for his birthday, hosts lovely get-togethers with their friends, keeps the home in pristine condition and raises their son, all without a hitch. Jim has a bit of a scandalous past with an ex named Fran, but Tony ... (展开全部)

菲利普（莱斯利·霍华德 Leslie Howard 饰）一直以来都想成为一名艺术家，但最终，他明白了理想和现实之间的差距，他放弃了理想，转而进入一间药物学校深造。在那里，菲利普邂逅了名为德雷德（贝蒂·戴维斯 Bette Davis 饰）的女孩，虽然德雷德没有读过什么书，但她的美貌打动了菲利普，令他深深的坠入情网。　　然而，德雷德却并没有选择一穷二白的菲利普，而是和一名富商私奔了，当菲利普再次见到德雷德时，她和富商分了手，腹中还怀着孩子。菲利普收留了德雷德，两人开始了同居生活，可是安分的日子没过多久，德雷德又和另一个男人私奔了。

鲁道夫（罗纳德·考尔曼 Ronald Colman 饰）是一介山野莽夫，一天，即将加冕登基的王子意外发现他竟然拥有着和自己几乎一模一样的相貌。之后，王子遭遇了意外陷入了昏迷之中，而登基大典迫在眉睫，无奈之下，王子的随从只得对鲁道夫进行了威逼利诱，最终使出了一招瞒天过海之计，让鲁道夫假扮王子，接受了加冕。　　谁知道，王子的未婚妻芙拉维亚（玛德琳·卡洛 Madeleine Carroll 饰）竟然没有识破鲁道夫的假面，还和他发生了关系，而鲁道夫也爱上了美丽动人的公主。与此同时，一直想要谋权篡位的皇弟开始怀疑起了鲁道夫的真实身份。当醒来的王子得知了鲁道夫和公主之间的关系后气愤至极，他决定除掉鲁道夫。

While out riding in the country, wealthy New Yorker Alec Walker meets young widow Julie Eden, and a relationship quickly develops. However, Alec has not told her that he is already locked into a loveless marriage to the avaricious Maida, who has contrived to convince his parents she is the ideal wife. A completely coincidental car crash alerts the two women to each other's existence, a situation to which they react very differently.