一个傻乎乎的广告文字撰稿人不经意间让印度板球队相信她就是球队的幸运星 ，这让不相信迷信的队长感到很沮丧。

A police officer arrests pitiable Thanasis, who admits to having stolen the trousers of a happy man in the hope of becoming happy himself, after being advised to do so by a Gypsy. He confesses that, in order to marry his girlfriend, he asked to borrow a pair of trousers, but no one would lend them to him, so he went ahead and stole a pair of trousers, but no one was willing to lend him. So he decided to steal one. The policeman assists him and finds the trouser holder and also works for Thanasis. So the latter can now marry his girlfriend and make a family.

　　醉酒的，黄铜色的苹果安妮，一个拿着一篮子苹果的乞丐，和老百老汇一样是纽约市中心的一部分。走私贩子戴夫是个苹果迷，他认为苹果能给他带来好运。但戴夫和女友奎妮·马丁需要的远不止运气，因为安妮陷入困境，只有他们能帮上忙：安妮的女儿路易丝一辈子都住在西班牙修道院，她要和伯爵和儿子一起来美国。伯爵的儿子想娶路易丝，她认为她的母亲是纽约社会的一部分。戴夫和奎尼以及他们那些流氓般的亲信们要把安妮变成一个淑女，让伯爵和他的儿子相信他们正在和纽约的精英们交往。

An English charwoman, believing herself protected by a magic eye amulet, travels to Nazi Germany to personally assassinate Adolf Hitler.

第一次世界大战期间，回国度假的陆军中尉罗伊（罗伯特·泰勒）在滑铁卢桥上邂逅了舞蹈演员玛拉（费雯·丽），两人彼此倾心，爱情迅速升温。就在两人决定结婚之时，罗伊应招回营地，两人被迫分离。由于错过剧团演出，玛拉被开除，只能和好友相依为命。 　　不久玛拉得知罗伊阵亡的消息，几欲崩溃，备受打击。失去爱情的玛拉感到一切都失去了意义，为了生存，她和好友不得不沦为妓女。然而命运弄人，就在此时玛拉竟然再次遇到了罗伊。虽然为罗伊的生还兴奋不已，玛拉却因自己的失身陷入痛苦之中。 　　感到一切难以挽回的玛拉潸然离开，独自来到两人最初相遇的地点——滑铁卢桥上…