In this family saga, Mrs. Parkington recounts the story of her life, beginning as a hotel maid in frontier Nevada where she is swept off her feet by mine owner and financier Augustus Parkington. He moves them to New York, tries to remake her into a society woman, and establishes their home among the wealthiest of New York's high society. Family and social life is not always peaceful, however, and she guides us, in flashbacks, through the rises and falls of the Parkington family fortunes.

At fictitious Tait University in the Roaring 20's, co-ed and school librarian Connie Lane (June Allyson) falls for football hero Tommy Marlowe (Peter Lawford). Unfortunately, he has his eye on gold-digging vamp Pat McClellan. Tommy's grades start to slip, which keeps him from playing in the big game. Connie eventually finds out Tommy really loves her and devises a plan to win him back and to get him back on the field.

在这个故事中，哈洛开始在电影中作为一个集敷料，漂亮的女孩谁是用于魅力拍摄。拒绝下工作的潜规则，她发现她很快就被列入黑名单，从行业。但是一个叫亚瑟的经纪人看到了一些在冉，并开始代表她。很长一段时间，工作是稀缺的，主要是在低预算的喜剧中接受这个派的。但亚瑟的信仰，让从来没有动摇，当她终于毕业生特色的角色，评论家说她不能行动，但她是难忘的。把这一形象抛在了女孩的旁边，但有了一些火，她开始爬到顶端，变成了每个女人想要的样子，每个男人都想要有一个。但她自己的生活是一场灾难，不像她的银幕生活。