故事发生在美国西部大开发时期，燕西（理查德·迪克斯RichardDix饰）带着妻子莎布拉（艾琳·邓恩IreneDunne饰）千里昭昭来到了广袤而又荒芜的俄克纳马拉，心里怀揣着远大的理想，希望能够在这里做出一番建树eee　　俄克纳马拉的生活环境十分艰苦和险峻，然而，夫妻两人同心协力，慢慢改善和建立着他们的家园。在日子渐渐稳定的过程中，在当地生活的牧场主们感到他们的利益受到了侵犯，他们常常会找燕西的麻烦，却又被燕西用智慧巧妙的化解。燕西十分同情在当地生活的印第安土著，与此同时，嫉恶如仇的燕西亦对压迫和剥削原住民的资本家们充满了仇恨，随着时间的推移，双方的矛盾渐渐尖锐起来。

　　Whenanewspapermanfallsforarecordstoresalesgirl,theirwhirlwindcourtshipdoesnotpreparehimforalifeoflaughter,romanceandtragedy.Hemustlearnthevalueoftruelove,orfacefailurelikehe'sneverknown.AcademyAwardNominations:BestActor--CaryGrantddd

　　JohnKent(RandolphScott),aformerstarfootballplayeratHarvard,goestoPariswithhisfriendHuckHaines(FredAstaire)andthelatter'sdanceband,theWabashIndianians.AlexanderVoyda(LuisAlberni)hasbookedtheband,butrefusestoletthemplaywhenhefindsthemusiciansarenottheIndiansheexpected,butmerelyfromIndiana(HuckHainesandhisIndianiansBand)ddd　　JohnturnstotheonlypersonheknowsinParisforhelp,hisAuntMinnie(HelenWestley),whoownsthefashionable"Roberta"gownshop.Whilethere,hemeetsherchiefassistant(andsecretlytheheaddesigner),Stephanie(IreneDunne).Johnisquicklysmittenwithher.　　Meanwhile,Huckunexpectedlystumblesuponsomeoneheknowsverywell."CountessScharwenka",atemperamentalcustomeratRoberta's,turnsouttobehishometownsweetheartLizzieGatz(GingerRogers).ShegetsHuck'sbandanengagementatthenightclubwheresheisafeaturedentertainer.　　TwothingstroubleJohn.OneisLadislaw(VictorVarconi),thehandsomeRussiandeposedprinceanddoormanwhoseemstoointerestedinStephanie.TheotheristhememoryofSophie(ClaireDodd),thesnobbish,conceitedgirlfriendheleftbehindafteraquarreloverhislackofsophisticationandpolish.　　WhenAuntMinniediesunexpectedlywithoutleavingawill,Johninheritstheshop.Knowingnothingaboutwomen'sfashionandthathisauntintendedforStephanietoinheritthebusiness,hepersuadesStephanietoremainashispartner.Correspondentsflocktohearwhatafootballplayerhastosayaboutfemininefashions.Huckgivestheanswers,makingalotofweirdstatementsabouttheinnovationsJohnisplanningtointroduce.　　SophiearrivesinParis,attractedbyJohn'sgoodfortune.Sheenterstheshop,lookingforadress,butisdissatisfiedwitheverythingStephanieshowsher.HuckpersuadeshertochooseagownthatJohnhadordereddiscardedastoovulgar.WhenJohnseesherinit,theyquarrelforthefinaltime.　　JohnreproachesStephanieforsellingSophiethegown.Terriblyhurt,Stephaniequitstheshop.WithRoberta'sputtingonafashionshowinaweek,Hucktakesoverthedesignwork,withpredictablybadresults.WhenStephanieseeshisawfulcreations,sheispersuadedtoreturntosaveRoberta'sreputation.　　Theshowisatriumph,helpedbytheentertainingofHuck,CountessScharwenka,andtheband.(Apre-stardomLucilleBall,withplatinumblondhair,appearsuncreditedinherfirstRKOfilm[4]asamodelwearinganelaboratefeathercape,afterthevocalbyDunne,inthefashionshow.[5])TheclosingsensationisagownmodeledbyStephanieherself.Attheshow,JohnoverhearsthatsheandLadislawareleavingParisandmistakenlyassumesthattheyhavemarried.Later,hecongratulatesherforbecomingaprincess.WhensheinformshimthatLadislawismerelyhercousinandthatthetitlehasbeenherssincebirth,theloversarereunited.HuckandLizzie,whodecidetogetmarried,doafinaltapdancesequel.

　　LooselybasedonKathrynForbes'book-Mama'sBankAccount-,thisfilmactuallycontainsricherdetailandmoreintricatecharacter-izations.Inturn-of-the-centurySanFrancisco,youngKatrinaHansenchroniclesepisodesoflifewithherextendedfamily,whocombinetraditionalNorwegianvalueswith"modern"Americanways.Sosuccessfulthatitbecameapopularradioshow,andthenaTVsitcom,bothwithBarbaraBelGeddesandIreneDunnefromthefilmeee