Mary, a poor farm girl, meets Tim just as word comes that war has been declared. Tim enlists in the army and goes to the battlefields of Europe, where he is wounded and loses the use of his legs. Home again, Tim is visited by Mary, and they are powerfully attracted to each other; but his physical handicap prevents him from declaring his love for her. Deeper complications set in when Martin, Tim's former sergeant and a bully, takes a shine to Mary.

　　希拉（丽塔·海华斯 Rita Hayworth 饰）是舞蹈团中的台柱，她的美貌俘获了太多男人的心，其中也包括舞蹈团的高管马丁（罗伯特·本奇利 Robert Benchley 饰）。虽然马丁已经有了家室，但这并不妨碍他展开对于希拉的火热追求，为了讨希拉的欢心，他买了一条名贵的手链想要送给她，哪知道此情此景却被妻子给逮了个正着。　　为了维持自己的婚姻，马丁谎称这条手链是舞团的总监罗伯特（弗雷德·阿斯泰尔 Fred Astaire 饰）托他转交给希拉的，为了证明自己此言不虚，马丁还特地安排希拉和罗伯特跳了一段暧昧火辣的舞蹈。哪知道此举惊动了报刊杂志，第二天，希拉和罗伯特就已经在头版头条上订婚了。