- 故事发生在1945年,弗雷德(达纳·安德鲁斯 Dana Andrews 饰),艾尔(弗雷德里克·马奇 Fredric March 饰)和霍莫(哈罗德·拉塞尔 Harold Russell 饰)是三名刚刚走下战场的军人,即将回到久违的家乡,即将见到久别的亲人,虽然三人的境遇各不相同,但内心中的激动和忐忑却别无二致,分别在即,他么许下了再相聚的约定。 丈夫艾尔的平安归来让米莉(玛娜·洛伊 Myrna Loy 饰)的内心陷入狂喜久久不能平静,带着已经长大成人的一双儿女,四口之家的未来幸福而又光明。弗雷德就没有这么幸运了,不仅父母的状况不容乐观,新婚的妻子也风流成性夜夜出没于欢场之中。对于霍莫来说,战争给自己带来的残疾成为了压在亲人和爱人肩上的重担,在自责和悔恨中,他终日闷闷不乐。约定的日子很快就到来了,此时的三人尚不知,这一次再会即将改变他们的命运。
- 小镇沉闷的空气令受过高等教育的Charlie(TeresaWright)十分压抑,她渴望在外谋大事、自己喜爱和崇敬的UncleCharlie(JosephCotten)能突然出现,为自己的生活注入一缕新风。Charlie欲发电报邀请舅舅来做客时,竟先收到他发来的要来的报文,惊喜之外,她对舅舅的爱又加深一层。\rUncleCharlie的到来令Charlie及父母非常兴奋,但酷爱读书的妹妹无动于衷。不久Charlie如沐春风变作无忧无虑的少女。两个自称报社记者的陌生人有心将Charlie一家当作典型美国家庭采访,UncleCharlie为此事大发雷霆相当失态,令Charlie和母亲大为不解。而同其中之一HerbieHawkins(HumeCronyn)交谈中,Charlie震惊地听闻有关舅舅的骇人秘密。
- A family saga: In a stunning mountain valley ranch setting near Aspen, complex and dangerous family dynamics play out against the backdrop of the first big snowstorm of winter and an enormous panther with seemingly mythical qualities which is killing cattle. An arrogant, pitiless son (Robert Mitchum) and a rigid pharisaic mother side against a moral eldest son and and a defeated alcoholic father while the youngest son tries to lay low, hoping against hope to persuade his family to allow him to marry a girl he has brought to visit. The girl however draws venomous condemnation and the two elder brothers set out in the midst of a violent snowstorm on a dangerous mission to kill the deadly panther.