Hearing his New York fiancée Elaine has dumped him for another, Joel gets depressed and fears he is too old to have another lover. The men try to cheer Joel up with…

本片曾获最佳摄影金像奖。故事讲述二十世纪初，比尔带着妹妹与女友从芝加哥到德州的麦场工作。不料患了绝症的麦场少主人爱上了其女友，比尔将计就计，遂劝女友嫁给少主人以便继承其遗产，不料他们竟产生真感情。后来少主人以为比尔重返麦…