故事描述西班牙内战后被放逐的游击队首领，在二十年后终于让故国的警长利用其孝心诱骗回国加以围杀。

克莱尔（杰拉丹·佩姬 Geraldine Page 饰）的丈夫去世了，留给她的只有无限的伤痛和一笔巨额债务，实际上，克莱尔的生活情况可谓是非常的糟糕。然而，克莱尔出生于所谓的贵族家庭，爱慕虚荣的她并没有因为经济的拮据而缩减开销，而是像从前一样过着骄奢无度的生活。那么，克莱尔的经济来源究竟是什么呢？原来，克莱尔杀死了女管家，将她的财产霸占了。 　　迪莫克（鲁丝·戈登 Ruth Gordon 饰）成为了克莱尔家中的新管家，和上一个管家有所不同，迪莫克不仅性格非常的稀里，还似乎对克莱尔的过去了如指掌。这个女人到底是什么来头呢？

　　影片根据同名小说改编，描述了一个新英格兰小镇发生的色情和丑闻的故事。

　　改编自田纳西·威廉斯的名剧，并由舞台剧原班人马合作演出，由手法谨慎的理查德·布鲁克斯导演，描述过气电影女星跟她的男朋友回到美国南部的故乡，希望利用她的美色和名气，狠狠地向当地的贪污镇长敲诈一笔养老金。本片探讨人心的险恶狡诈相当深刻有力，令人看后感到心寒。杰拉尔丁·佩奇、保罗·纽曼等一众演员均有上佳演出。

　　小男孩哈尼在森林中漫步时，发现了他的父亲——哈利的尸体。不同于一般谋杀案，这次因为多人都自认为凶手而令案情更加扑朔迷离。亚伯特船长（埃德蒙•格温 Edmund Gwenn 饰）认为是他在打猎射击时误杀了哈利；村落里的老处女葛雷布礼小姐（麦尔翠德•耐维克 Mildred Natwick 饰）认为是因为她为了保住自己的名声而用一只鞋子打了哈利的头部而造成他的死亡；与哈利感情不睦的妻子珍妮佛（雪莉•麦克雷恩 Shirley MacLaine 饰）则认为是她因为反抗哈利的性爱用装牛奶的罐子敲向他的脑袋而造成了他的死亡。真相最后能否水落石出？

　　少女玛丽安在放学回家路上遭遇凌辱，离家出走。找到一份微薄工作。玛丽安孤僻性格受到同室之人冷漠应待，伤心之余想要跳河自杀，被路过的麦克所救。玛丽安暂避麦克居所，但麦克不给玛丽安自由，一而再再而三地向她求婚。玛丽安最终答应了麦克。玛丽安的母亲找来，母女团圆。　　该片根据亚历克斯·卡默的小说《玛丽安》改编。

　　Living in Tiger Tail County, Mississippi, middle aged Archie Lee Meighan and nineteen year old "Baby Doll" Meighan née McCargo have been married for close to two years. Their marriage is not based on love, but each getting what they want from the other. Their marriage agreement has them consummating their marriage on her twentieth birthday, which is in three days, the act to which Baby Doll is not really looking forward. But she does taunt him and other men with her overt "baby doll" sexuality, the baby doll aspect which she fosters by sleeping in their house's nursery in a crib. Baby Doll's now deceased father allowed the marriage on the stipulation that Archie Lee provide Baby Doll financial security as displayed by the most resplendent house in the south. They currently live in a dilapidated mansion with her Aunt Rose Comfort, and although Archie Lee is making some renovations on it, he no longer has the financial means to make it what Baby Doll wants as his cotton ginning ... Written by Huggo