Joe Anton (Raft) is a speakeasy owner who falls in love with socialite Miss Healy (Cummings). He takes lessons in high-class mannerisms from Mabel Jellyman (Skipworth). Joe does not know that Miss Healy only pays attention to him because he lives in the elegant building that her family lost in the Wall Street Crash of 1929. After a risky encounter with his old flame Iris Dawn (...。1934年的伦敦,伊恩·麦克莱恩饰演镇上最令人畏惧的戏剧评论家吉米·厄斯金,杰玛·阿特登饰演女演员尼娜·兰德,决心赢得他的青睐。当吉米发现自己成为发表评论的报纸的新老板大卫·布鲁克(马克·斯特朗饰)的目标后,尼娜陷入了一个充满勒索、欺骗和谋杀的危险网络中。。