流浪汉Frank Chambers(约翰·加菲尔德 John Garfield 饰)在路边的一间小餐馆里,被美丽的老板娘Cora Smith(拉娜·特纳 Lana Turner 饰)所吸引,正好那间餐馆正在招工,他便留了下来,成为一名服务生。餐馆老板Nick年纪比Cora大得多,Frank见有机可乘,便多次挑逗Cora,最后两人终于坠入爱河。两人准备私奔,走到半路却发现从此没了经济来源,便回到餐馆...
A wealthy young Hebrew traveling in Damascus renounces his faith after he is seduced by an alluring pagan priestess and cheated of his fortune by the High Priest as well....