TSPDT影史千佳，“虚实结合将悬疑恐怖的气氛营造到了极致，光影与声音的配合被后世广泛借鉴” ， 雅克·特纳导演，老马丁说这部恐怖片『在某种程度上和《公民凯恩》一样重要』

The young, friendless daughter of Oliver and Alice Reed befriends her father's dead first wife and an aging, reclusive actress.

玛丽·吉卜森，一个天真的孤儿， 去到曼哈顿找她的失散的姐妹Jacqueline。然而她的调查却让她发现了Jacqueline那位神秘的丈夫，同时也发现了那些同样在寻找她姐妹Jacqueline的人对魔鬼的奇怪的崇拜……

Loosely based on Kathryn Forbes' book -Mama's Bank Account-, this film actually contains richer detail and more intricate character- izations. In turn-of-the-century San Francisco, young Katrina Hansen chronicles episodes of life with her extended family, who combine traditional Norwegian values with "modern" American ways. So successful that it became a popular radio show, and then a TV sitcom, both with Barbara BelGeddes and Irene Dunne from the film.