A dying mother, Sarah, tells her last wish to her eldest son, Drew, that he take his younger brother, Will, to the place they were born. Despite tragic family history, hope gives promise to the future.
流浪漢Frank Chambers(約翰·加菲爾德 John Garfield 飾)在路邊的一間小餐館裡,被美麗的老板娘Cora Smith(拉娜·特納 Lana Turner 飾)所吸引,正好那間餐館正在招工,他便留了下來,成為一名服務生。餐館老板Nick年紀比Cora大得多,Frank見有機可乘,便多次挑逗Cora,最後兩人終於墜入愛河。兩人準備私奔,走到半路卻發現從此沒了經濟來源,便回到餐館,決定謀害Nick,製造Nick出了意外的假象,他們就可以獲得Nick的遺產。第一次行動陰差陽錯地沒有成功