当红舞台剧女星Charlotte（Marlene Dietrich）这日早晨匆匆叩开情人Jonathan（Richard Todd）的房门，神色慌张地相告她刚刚杀了丈夫。Charlotte紧张更因她马上要去剧场演出，身上穿的却是沾有一大块血迹的裙子。Jonathan将Charlotte安抚一番，来到她家帮她取其它衣服，并在要离开之时伪造了现场，但却因此耽搁时间被Charlotte的女仆看见，Jonathan被迫找上爱恋他的Eve（Jane Wyman）。 　　上是Eve开车带Jonathan逃避警察追捕时，Jonathan对她的讲述，Eve听毕决计为所爱之人赴汤蹈火。但事情却有另外真相。

　　纳特伯恩学院是一所老牌的全是男生的寄宿学校，由于战时的种种限制，学校被告知另一所学校将与之合住。令人震惊的是，这是一所女子学校。两位校长很快就开始互相竞争，争夺魔法部的上风。但是一两次危机迫使他们合作。

　　Based on a famous stage play and set in the year 1912, an upper crust English family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl known to everyone present has died in suspicious circumstances. It seems that any or all of them could have had a hand in her death. But who is the mysterious Inspector and what can he want of them ?

　　Based on the Stephen Potter "One Upmanship" and "Lifemanship" books, Henry Palfrey tries hard to impress but always loses out to the rotter Delauney. Then he discovers the Lifeman college run by "Professor" Potter and discovers the secrets of success. But has he the courage to put all his lessons into effect ?