在结束了汉阳的官员生涯后，大人带着他的情妇回到了故乡。她曾是他的养女，过惯了贵妇人的生活，如今难以适应枯燥的乡村生活，而大人也把心思放在了他在家乡熟悉的女仆，渐渐忽视了她。寂寞的她从男仆那里得到身心的安慰。某日，朝廷的两班大人前来拜访，想将她占为己有，但大人无动于衷，这让她非常失望。目睹这一切的男仆为了她向两班大人报复，却被大人发现并遭到殴打。最后，她决定在夜深人静时与男仆一起逃跑。

The Austrian version of Desperate Housewives. 5 bored, unhappy, rich women in a suburban are taking charge of their lives.

縦に長くそびえるヘンテコな髪型をした「立て髪貴婦人」は、空き地に奇妙な小屋をつくって住んでいる女性。ある日、彼女のところに1人の少年カンジが迷い込む。ところが小屋の中には行方不明になっていた同級生の双葉がいて...。

卡拉（英格丽·褒曼 Ingrid Bergman 饰）是一位腰缠万贯的亿万富婆，她决定返回阔别已久的家乡——一个正在衰败之中的小镇，对于小镇居民们来说，卡拉宛如救世主一般的存在，尤其是市长先生（汉斯·克里斯蒂安·布勒希 Hans Christian Blech 饰），他坚信善良的卡拉一定不会对小镇的萧条坐视不管。为了增加自己手上的筹码，市长找到了卡拉的旧情人伊尔，允诺如果伊尔能够说服卡拉掏腰包，就把下一任市长的位置拱手相让。 　　实际上，卡拉早就不再是当初离开小镇时的那个单纯又天真的女孩了，此番回到小镇，卡拉内心里一直燃烧着复仇的火焰。原来，曾经，卡拉怀上了伊尔的孩子，但是惨遭伊尔抛弃，不仅如此，伊尔还设计令卡拉被赶出了小镇，就此开始了颠沛流离的一生。

Boisterous, fun-loving, and popular Washington D.C. hostess Sally Adams is appointed U.S. Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Lichtenburg, Europe's smallest country. In Lichtenburg, the Duke and Duchess are negotiating a political marriage for their niece, Princess Maria in exchange for a substantial dowry. However, the country is desperate for funds, and turns to the inexperienced ambassador for a much needed U.S. loan. Sally refuses to talk money, that is, until she meets the ultra charming Gen. Cosmo Constantine. Meanwhile, Sally's press attaché Kenneth Gibson falls head over heels for Princess Maria.

Poor Mary Smith can't go night-clubbing or have any other fun because any hint of scandal could damage her father's political career. She decides to rebel and convinces her two maids to let her go along with them on a blind date with some rodeo performers. She tells her date, Stretch, that she's a parlor maid and that she left home because her father beat her. The two fall in love and elope. Now Mary has a double dilemma: continuing her charade with Stretch and keeping her marriage a secret from her father.

Boisterous, fun-loving, and popular Washington D.C. hostess Sally Adams is appointed U.S. Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Lichtenburg, Europe's smallest country. In Lichtenburg, the Duke and Duchess are negotiating a political marriage for their niece, Princess Maria in exchange for a substantial dowry. However, the country is desperate for funds, and turns to the inexperienced ambassador for a much needed U.S. loan. Sally refuses to talk money, that is, until she meets the ultra charming Gen. Cosmo Constantine. Meanwhile, Sally's press attaché Kenneth Gibson falls head over heels for Princess Maria.

正要赶往伦敦完婚的凯莉（Margaret Lockwood）因雪崩被困在山下的小旅馆里，偶遇摄影记者康德（Michael Redgrave），两个人因小事发生争执，第二天大家各自赶路，却登上了同一列火车。 在车上凯莉与一名老妇人佛洛伊（Dame May Whitty）结伴，彼此照料。然而凯莉因头部被撞，恍惚中沉沉睡去，待她醒来，老妇人不见了。四处寻找佛洛伊，却不见她的踪影，凯莉只好报警。出乎意料的是同车厢的每个人都说没见过什么老妇人，陷入困惑的凯莉再次遇到康德。康德相信凯莉，也感到事有蹊跷，两人渐渐和好，一起展开了调查。

正要赶往伦敦完婚的凯莉（Margaret Lockwood）因雪崩被困在山下的小旅馆里，偶遇摄影记者康德（Michael Redgrave），两个人因小事发生争执，第二天大家各自赶路，却登上了同一列火车。 　　在车上凯莉与一名老妇人佛洛伊（Dame May Whitty）结伴，彼此照料。然而凯莉因头部被撞，恍惚中沉沉睡去，待她醒来，老妇人不见了。四处寻找佛洛伊，却不见她的踪影，凯莉只好报警。出乎意料的是同车厢的每个人都说没见过什么老妇人，陷入困惑的凯莉再次遇到康德。康德相信凯莉，也感到事有蹊跷，两人渐渐和好，一起展开了调查。