伊娃(凯瑟琳·赫本 Katharine Hepburn 饰)是一个对舞台表演充满了热情的女人,她最大的梦想就是有朝一日能够站在百老汇的舞台上,散发出耀眼的光芒,为了实现这个梦想,伊娃付出了诸多的努力,并且最终顺利的在一部舞台剧中得到了一个重要的角色。不幸的是,伊娃爱上了舞台剧的制片人路易斯(阿道夫·门吉欧 Adolphe Menjou 饰)。路易斯是一个利欲熏心的小人,伊娃在他的眼中,无非只是一具鲜美年轻的肉体罢了,他对她除了欲望,再无其他的感情。 与此同时,该剧的编剧约瑟夫(小道格拉斯·范朋克 Douglas Fairbanks Jr. 饰)亦深深的爱上了伊娃,后者的每一丝喜怒哀乐都牵动着他的心。Eva Lovelace, would-be actress trying to crash the New York stage, is a wildly optimistic chatterbox full of theatrical mannerisms. Her looks, more than her talent, attract the interest of a paternal actor, a philandering producer, and an earnest playwright. Is she destined for stardom or the "casting couch"? Will she fade after the brief blooming of a "morning glory"?