Stanley (Betty Davis Bette Davis) and Roy (Olivia de Havilland Olivia de Havilland) are sisters. Stanley is domineering and often rides on Roy's head to bully her blatantly, while the gentle and honest Roy always chooses to be patient. Stanley is about to walk into the wedding hall with her boyfriend Craig (George Brent George Brent), but at this juncture, she quietly elopes with Olivia's husband Pete (Dennis Morgan Dennis Morgan). In the end, Olivia decided to fulfill the relationship between her sister and her husband and agreed to divorce, but Peter could not stand the condemnation of his conscience and chose to commit suicide. The depressed Stanley wants to go back to Craig, only to find that Craig has fallen in love with the kind Roy.