JimLaneisatestpilot,whoseprofessionallifeisdangerous,andwhosepersonallifecompensatesforthatdangerbyfastlivingandrecklessness.Assuch,helivesfrompaychecktopaycheck,andisoftenindebt,butknowshislucrativejobwilleventuallygethimoutofthosedebts.Onacoasttocoastrecordattemptspeedflight,Jim’splane,theDrakeBullet(namedafterthecompany’sowner),hitssomemechanicalproblemsandJimisforcedtomakeanemergencylandingonafarmer’sfieldinKansas.ThefarmbelongstotheBartonfamily,whosestraighttalkingdaughter,AnnBarton,fallsforJim,andvisaversa.TheyimpulsivelydecidetogetmarriedandliveinNewYork.Jim’ssidekickandmechanic,"Gunner"Morris,doesn’tknowifJimandmarriagegohandinhand,bothbecauseofthetypeofpersonheisandhisprofession.AnntoosoonlearnsthatsheplayssecondfiddletoJim’swork,shereferringtotheskyasJim’smistress.AnnalsotrulycomestounderstandthedangersofJim’swork,hewhoisoftenrequiredtopushtheplanesbeyondtheirphysicallimits.Witheachflight,Annfearsthatshewillbecomeawidow,asshehasseenitbeforewiththewivesofJim’scolleagues.CanJimandAnn’smarriagesurvivethemanypressuresstemmingfromJim’slifeasatestpilot?

皮特（查尔斯·科本 Charles Coburn 饰）是一名大学教授，一天，他奉父亲之命，来到夜总会寻找风流成性的表弟凯斯（詹姆斯·埃利森 James Ellison 饰），哪知道却意外邂逅了夜总会的歌女弗兰西（金格尔·罗杰斯 Ginger Rogers 饰），两人一见钟情，在一夜贪欢之后，两人结为了夫妻。                                                                      激情退却后，皮特开始为自己的冲动之举担忧起来，父亲是一个思想非常顽固的男人，绝对不会接受弗兰西歌女的身份，不仅如此，父亲还早已经为他找到了门当户对的姑娘海伦（弗朗西丝·默瑟 Frances Mercer 饰）做他未来的妻子。皮特屡屡想要向父亲坦白自己和弗兰西的关系，却屡屡遭遇失败，还让父亲和弗兰西之间的关系越来越差。

　　Sixty Glorious Years is an exercise in the creation of iconography, both for Victoria and its star, Anna Neagle (who subsequently became known as 'Regal Neagle'). Just as Elizabeth I commissioned artists to create flattering iconic images for public consumption, so this film performs a similar function, for Neagle is more beautiful than the real life Victoria. Controversial events (such as the 'Irish problem') are omitted and unpleasant aspects of Victoria's character (her petulance, arrogance, favouritism and 'right to privilege') are glossed over as endearing little 'whims'. Albert acts as a moderating influence when she goes too far.　　The film followed a year after the highly successful Victoria the Great (d. Herbert Wilcox, 1937). Again the screenplay is by Miles Malleson and Robert Vansittart, and many of the supporting cast (the cream of acting talent of period) repeat their roles, this time for the colour cameras. This was the first full length Technicolor film of cinematographer Freddie Young, who captures the spectacle of royal weddings, grand balls and opulent interiors, with scenes actually filmed at royal palaces. Vivid battle scenes, set in Alexander Korda's empire territory (Sevastopol and the Sudan), rival those in The Four Feathers (d. Zoltan Korda 1939).　　The title music sets the tone: a regal choir sings over a shot of the crown. Elgar's 1901 'Pomp and Circumstance' march is heard during the diamond jubilee celebrations and, as Victoria's coffin lies in state, the film concludes with Anthony Collins' stately music accompanied by the text of Rudyard Kipling's 'Lest we forget'. Combined with the emotional appeal of scenes of Victoria connecting with her 'ordinary folk', this is stirring stuff.　　The film connects with contemporary events of 1938. The release of two celebratory royal films was intended to boost public affection for the monarchy in the wake of Edward VIII's abdication. Anglo-German relations were another touchy subject. With another war on the horizon, influential voices wanted appeasement, and the film could be seen to fit that agenda. Victoria herself was of mainly German descent, nicknamed 'the grandmother of Europe', while Albert is a 'good German', charmingly played by Anton Walbrook as a cultured, decent man.　　Sixty Glorious Years now seems unduly formal and reverential. Had movies existed during Victoria's reign (they only emerged at the end) this might have been the kind of film produced. Unlike Mrs Brown (d. John Madden, 1997), it is all so very 'Victorian'.　　Roger Philip Mellor

　　杰瑞（帕特·奥布莱恩 Pat O'Brien 饰）和洛克（詹姆斯·贾克内 James Cagney 饰）是青梅竹马的好友，从小玩到大的两人之间感情十分要好，遗憾的是，成年之后，个性迥异的两人走上了完全不同的道路。　　杰瑞成为了一名虔诚的神甫而洛克则加入了黑帮，之后，逐渐话不投机的两人渐行渐远。在复杂凶险的帮派争斗之中，小有名气的洛克成为了同伙陷害的对象，为了保护信赖的朋友，意气用事的洛克犯下了杀人之罪被捉拿归案，等待着他的，将是死刑的判决。在监狱中，洛克和杰瑞重逢了，回顾过往展望未来，两人不胜唏嘘。与此同时，杰瑞向洛克提出了一个请求，杰瑞知道，善良的洛克一定会答应他的请求。