Larry Haines, a mediocre vaudeville entertainer, boards a train bound for Los Angeles. Is Hollywood waiting for him with open arms Not really as the one he signed a contract for is Percy, his roller-skating penguin partner! But, as the proverb says, the shadow of glory is better than no glory at all! Anyway, doesn't Larry meet a woman on the train And a blonde one! And a Brit...
Before the U.S. Civil War rebel leader Luke Darcy sees himself as leader of a new independent Republic of Kansas but the military governor sends an ex-raider to capture Darcy.
冷战期间,一对美国演员无意中卷入到了一场太空军备竞赛中,并受到恐怖组织的追杀,最后,在女情报人员黛安帮助下,潜入恐怖组织地下发射基地,阴差阳错,破坏了恐怖组织的阴谋。
故事发生在第二次世界大战结束之后,在前线奋勇杀敌保家卫国的老兵鲍勃(平·克劳斯贝 Bing Crosby 饰)和菲尔(丹尼·凯耶 Danny Kaye 饰)重新回归了正常秩序之下的社会,前途一片迷惘。最终,两人决定将命运赌在正在繁荣发展的歌舞剧事业上,走下战场,走上舞台。
一次偶然中,鲍勃和菲尔解释了美丽的姐妹花贝蒂(罗丝玛丽·克鲁尼 Rosemary Clooney 饰)和朱迪(薇拉·艾伦 Vera-Ellen 饰),四人很快成为好友。一天,贝蒂和朱迪打算在圣诞节之际前往佛蒙特州参加一场演出,鲍勃和菲尔当仁不让的成为了两人的护花使者,一行人踏上旅途。在途中,四人当然碰撞出了激情的火花。