艾斯特（珍妮·盖诺 Janet Gaynor 饰）是怀揣着成名的梦想，跑男刚刚步入好莱坞发展的年轻女演员，跑男在大明星诺曼（弗雷德里克·马奇 Fredric March 饰）举办的慈善演出中，艾斯特大放异彩，成为了万众瞩目的焦点，而她和诺曼之间也相互吸引，渐渐产生了感情，就这样，两人走到了一起。诺曼用自己的人脉帮助艾斯特创造了一些演出机会，而艾斯特本身就是一个悟性非常高的女孩，拥有绝佳的表演天赋，没过多久，她就成为了冉冉升起的新星，未来可期，前途无量。但相对的，艾斯特的成名反衬出了诺曼的过气，他酗酒的毛病让他的星途屡遭滑铁卢。虽然妻子的优秀令诺曼感到自豪，但沮丧和挫败感亦在无时不刻的折磨着他。
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