米爾德里德(瓊·克勞馥 Joan Crawford 飾)的丈夫蒙特(扎查瑞·考特 Zachary Scott 飾)拋棄了妻子,也拋棄了他們的兩個女兒。米德里德對大女兒維達(dá)(安·萊思 Ann Blyth 飾)尤為溺愛,心中充滿了疚,寧愿去做卑微的餐廳服員也要讓女兒吃好的穿好的上等人的生活。在母親的縱之下,維達(dá)漸漸變成了一個中只有榮華富貴的女人。 在威利(杰克·卡森 Jack Carson 飾)和艾伯特(布魯斯·本內(nèi)特 Bruce Bennett 飾)的幫助下,米爾德里德終于有了屬于自己的餐廳,一家終于脫離了苦海,而米爾德德在艾伯特的身上亦再度找了愛的感覺。然而,隨著時的推移,米爾德里德發(fā)現(xiàn)維似乎亦在有意無意的勾引著伯特,母女之間的感情出現(xiàn)裂痕?
The Gamache, tailors from father to son, have been dressing the Mafia family Paternò for three generation. Vincent "Vince" Gamache works on behalf of Frank the godfather with his eldest son Giaco. Vince, reckless and rash, seeks to earn his stripes by impressing the godfather. Without the Paternò knowing, he stages a big operation and is promoted. Fuming with jealousy, Giaco discovers that Vince committed a monstrous act during his stroke. The Gamache disown Vince and war begins.