凯瑟琳（洛丽泰·扬 Loretta Young 饰）出生在一个平凡的农户家中，为了能够走进更高一层的阶级中去，凯瑟琳决定前往大城市学习医务护理以便成为一名护士。然而，梦想刚刚扬帆起航便遭遇了海啸，凯瑟琳的全部积蓄都被骗子骗走，她甚至要面临流落街头的悲惨命运。幸运的是，凯瑟琳看到了一则招聘广告，年轻的议员格兰（约瑟夫·科顿 Joseph Cotten 饰）正在为他的豪宅雇佣一名女佣，就这样，凯瑟琳去应聘了。 　　聪明可爱的凯瑟琳很快就赢得了格兰家人的信赖，她的出现给这幢死气沉沉的大房子带来了一丝快乐的意味。不仅如此，格兰也渐渐爱上了这个古灵精怪又诚实肯干的姑娘。

凯瑟琳是瑞典移民赫尔斯特隆家惟一的女儿，因为不满足于乡村生活，她决定离家到城市里去学习医务护理，好在毕业后进医院做一个护士。可是事不如愿，她在还没有到达目的地的时候就被油漆匠阿道夫骗走了身上带的学费。无奈，她只好应聘了广告上的大房子里的女佣。大房子里住着年轻的议员葛兰·莫雷，他的母亲，以及管家约瑟夫·克兰西。凯瑟琳的出现似乎给这个略显沉闷的家带来了一丝活力。她热情好学，而且在乡间生活的历练使得她还非常能干。见过她一面之后，葛兰的母亲、老莫雷夫人就决定雇佣这个年轻的女孩，虽然她可能只在这里工作2个月。除了能干家务，凯瑟琳煮的咖啡比约瑟夫煮的好，她的做饭手艺似乎征服了年轻议员的胃口。而葛兰也似乎爱上了这个淳朴的姑娘，他甚至会一时脑热地和她一起去滑冰。

在英国乡下一个偏僻的乡村，一名强盗策划绑架了一名年轻女子，他的两个手下把这桩事情搞砸了，绑架行动变成了一场噩梦。4个人遭到当地一名精神变态的农场主的追捕。12岁以下不宜。

在英国乡下一个偏僻的乡村，一名强盗策划绑架了一名年轻女子，他的两个手下把这桩事情搞砸了，绑架行动变成了一场噩梦。4个人遭到当地一名精神变态的农场主的追捕。12岁以下不宜。

临春城令记绸缎庄的大小姐令瑟一直不受后母和父亲待见，依靠在城中卖甜点赚钱准备在18岁成年当天脱离令家。在准备盘下心仪已久的旧米铺时，令瑟抠门病发作被几前日结下梁子的香料商徐子鹭抢走。令瑟丢了银子无路可走，想办法求徐子鹭高抬贵手。 徐子鹭拒绝了母亲安排的联姻建议，但用自己的高超手腕维持了合作关系。因前未婚妻逃婚而患“恐女”怪病的徐子鹭被逼婚以获得资格甄选皇商，情急之下答应三日之内必定找到合适的结婚对象。

临春城令记绸缎庄的大小姐令瑟一直不受后母和父亲待见，依靠在城中卖甜点赚钱准备在18岁成年当天脱离令家。在准备盘下心仪已久的旧米铺时，令瑟抠门病发作被几前日结下梁子的香料商徐子鹭抢走。令瑟丢了银子无路可走，想办法求徐子鹭高抬贵手。 徐子鹭拒绝了母亲安排的联姻建议，但用自己的高超手腕维持了合作关系。因前未婚妻逃婚而患“恐女”怪病的徐子鹭被逼婚以获得资格甄选皇商，情急之下答应三日之内必定找到合适的结婚对象。

A young, bored king will lose his throne to his married nephew unless he weds before reaching thirty. To his mother's despair, the king has no interest in the suitors she has parading for twelve years, only caring for astronomy. A landless farmer's daughter cunningly abuses this passion to attract royal attention and successfully ask for land the family can farm. Having found a golden mortar on it, the honest father brings it to his majesty, but is jailed, suspected of holding back a golden pestle. The daughter gets him freed by winning a riddle dare, with the unsolicited extra price of became the royal fiancee. That ill-considered engagement is easily compromised by challenging the king's misrule on an absurd foal claim.

A young, bored king will lose his throne to his married nephew unless he weds before reaching thirty. To his mother's despair, the king has no interest in the suitors she has parading for twelve years, only caring for astronomy. A landless farmer's daughter cunningly abuses this passion to attract royal attention and successfully ask for land the family can farm. Having found a golden mortar on it, the honest father brings it to his majesty, but is jailed, suspected of holding back a golden pestle. The daughter gets him freed by winning a riddle dare, with the unsolicited extra price of became the royal fiancee. That ill-considered engagement is easily compromised by challenging the king's misrule on an absurd foal claim.