There is a garage in downtown New York City on the ground floor of an eight-story building, with a winding ramp, that serves as a cache for stolen automobiles. The second floor is the repair shop, with the third, fourth and fifth as storage rooms and the sixth is the paint shop, where the hot cars are quickly changed via new paint, fenders and windshields and license plates. Th...
海伦(玛琳·黛德丽 Marlene Dietrich 饰)原本拥有一个幸福的家庭,和丈夫爱德华(赫伯特·马歇尔 Herbert Marshall 饰)之间感情十分要好,两人共同抚养着小儿子约翰(迪基·穆尔 Dickie Moore 饰),生活堪称典范。然而,战争的开始打破了笼罩在这家人头上的宁静时光,爱德华穿上军装走上了战场,毫不意外的,最终,海伦在焦急和担忧中迎来了爱德华的死讯,与此同时,海伦赖以生存的房子也在一把火中化为乌有,无奈之下,她只得沦为娼妓。
很快,海伦便凭借着自己的美貌和智慧在欢场了声名远扬,人们称她为“金发维纳斯”。海伦希望能够在自己的恩客中找到下半生的依靠,但遗憾的是,这些男人根本没有想过要对她负责。