The film is based on a true story, concerning a series of robberies on the highways of Germany. At the time of the actual events, there was a controversy over whether or not highway patrolmen should be given permission to use firearms against perpetrators.

A swashbuckling Irishman opposes French agents during the Napoleonic wars.

Near the end of World War II, a secret American raid on an enemy transportation hub goes very wrong when a turncoat warns the enemy. Led by Capt. Webster Carey, the mission causes the deaths of many bystanders -- among them, Carey believes, his Italian girlfriend, Giulia de Graffi. Back home, Carey stumbles across evidence that might uncover the identity of the informant. But, when he returns to Italy to get even, Carey is stunned by what he finds.

After the war, Matt Gordon returns to Singapore to retrieve a fortune in smuggled pearls. Arrived, he reminisces in flashback about his prewar fiancée, alluring Linda, and her disappearance during the Japanese attack. But now Linda resurfaces...with amnesia and married to rich planter Van Leyden. Meanwhile, sinister fence Mauribus schemes to get Matt's pearls.

A rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meek librarian.

菲利普（罗伯特·蒙哥马利 Robert Montgomery 饰）是衔着金汤匙出生的富家子弟，患有这精神疾病，在法国留学期间，他就曾因为病发而被关进了精神病院。之后，菲利普逃了出来，并且隐瞒了这些经历返回了英国，回家之后的菲利普和好友沃德（乔治·桑德斯 George Sanders 饰）同时爱上了女秘书斯特拉（英格丽·褒曼 Ingrid Bergman 饰），最终，斯特拉选择了菲利普。 结婚之后，菲利普精神上的问题开始逐渐的暴露，他对斯特拉有着异于常态的控制欲和占有欲，菲利普总是怀疑斯特拉和沃德之间存在着不伦的暧昧关系。母亲去世之后，公司交由菲利普管理，但他并不拥有管理公司的能力，因此公司里爆发了员工骚动，此时，是斯特拉和沃德挺身而出，平息了事端，这让菲利普对沃德更加的痛恨。