Clark Gable plays a card cheat who has to go on the lam to avoid a pesky cop. He meets a lonely, but slightly wild, librarian, Carole Lombard, while he is hiding out. The two get married after Lombard wins a coin flip and they move back to the city. Gable continues his gambling/cheating scheme unbeknownst to Lombard. When she discovers his "other life", she presures him to quit. Gable feels crowded and tells her that he is leaving for South America. In fact, Gable has decided he wants to go straight and turns himself in to the cop...

　克拉克·盖布尔玩纸牌作弊，为了避开讨厌的警察，他不得不四处躲避。他躲藏时遇到了一个孤独但略带狂野的图书管理员Carole Lombard。伦巴第赢得硬币翻转后，两人结婚并搬回城市。山墙继续他的赌博作弊计划，这是伦巴底所不知道的。当她发现他的“其他生活”时，便保证他辞职。 Gable感到拥挤，并告诉她他要去南美了。实际上，盖布尔已经决定他要直奔警察。