妓女卡比利亚（茱莉艾塔·玛西娜 Giulietta Masina 饰）一直梦想和自己的爱人过上甜蜜安稳的日子。然而，单纯善良的她在一开始就被男友骗光了钱，并被推入河中，差点丧命。即使遭遇如此羞辱，她还是对爱情充满希望。一次，她在街上偶遇一个刚和女友吵架的男演员，被他邀请 回家过夜。正当她受宠若惊、满心欢喜之际，男演员的女友上门求和，这让卡比利亚再次伤心欲绝。不久，她又在剧场遭遇到一位英俊男子的疯狂...
Taking the identity of a dead postal inspector found on the trail, a stranger rides into a small western town and finds himself in the middle of a stagecoach robbery perpetrated by a gang of twenty ...