正值美国南北战争期间，居住在小镇的马其家的父亲上了前线打仗，马其家共有四个女儿，大女儿Meg温柔可人，偶尔去做家庭教师补贴家用，二女儿Joe热爱写作，且很有些天才，像个假小子，三女儿Beth文静乖巧，喜爱在家跟小猫玩，谈谈钢琴，四女儿Amy（伊丽莎白•泰勒饰）还在上学，金发碧眼，活泼调皮。平日琐事不断，然而她们的母亲马其夫人一直给予她们勇敢生活面对战争面对生死未卜的父亲的力量，还带领她们多去关怀身边需要关心的人。一个圣诞节，马其家的四个小妇人出门去把食物送给了那些贫穷人家的孩子，当她们拖着疲累的身体回家时，却发现满桌的佳肴！原来是邻居家的劳伦斯爷爷为表扬她们的举动为她们准备的。当夏天到来，父亲也回来了。她们一家团聚。然而成长的道路还在继续。

Wounded and on the run, notorious gunman Quirt Evans (John Wayne) gallops onto a farm owned by Quaker Thomas Worth (John Halloran) and his family and collapses. When Quirt urgently insists upon sending a telegram, Thomas and his daughter Penelope (Gail Russell) drive him into town in their wagon. After wiring a claim to the land recorder's office, Quirt kisses Penny and then passes out. Ignoring the doctor's advice to rid themselves of the gunman, the compassionate Worth family tends to the delirious Quirt, and Penny becomes intrigued by his ravings of past loves.Quirt recovering under the care of the two women (from left to right: Rich, Russell, and Wayne)Days later, when Quirt regains consciousness, Penny patiently explains the family's belief in non-violence. Three weeks later, Laredo Stevens (Bruce Cabot) and Hondo Jeffries (Louis Faust) ride into town looking for Quirt. When Penny's younger brother Johnny (Stephen Grant) rushes home to inform Quirt of his visitors, Quirt quickly p

故事发生在风景秀丽的密西西比河畔，汤姆（TommyKelly饰）自幼丧母，是一个身世可怜的孤儿。然而，在朋友和亲戚们的帮助和扶持下，汤姆还是成长为了一个快乐勇敢的男孩。哈克贝利（JackieMoran饰）是汤姆最好的朋友，两个孩子在一起，常常惹出各种各样的麻烦，闹了数不清的笑话。一次偶然中，汤姆竟然成为了一宗凶杀案的目击证人，由于害怕遭到凶手的报复，汤姆和哈克贝利决定离家出走，踏上逃亡的旅途。汤姆的失踪让亲人倍感焦急，可他却在孤岛上开辟了自己的小天地，过得逍遥快活。最终，在案件即将审判之时，汤姆站了出来说出了真相，帮助法官做出了公正的判决。