Mildred (Joan Crawford Joan Crawford)'s husband Monte (Zachary Scott Zachary Scott) abandons his wife and their two daughters. Mildred dotes on his eldest daughter Vader (Ann Bryce Ann Blyth). He is so guilty that he would rather be a humble waitress than let his daughter live a decent life. With the connivance of her mother, Vader gradually became a woman with nothing but splendor and wealth in her eyes. With the help of Willie (Jack Carson Jack Carson) and Albert (Bruce Bennett Bruce Bennett), Mildred finally owns his own restaurant, the family is finally out of the misery, and Mildred finds love in Albert again. However, with the passage of time, Mildred found that Vader seemed to seduce Albert intentionally or unintentionally, and there was a rift in the relationship between mother and daughter.