An ambitious fashion model climbs the social ladder by impulsively marrying a multi-millionaire. However, she soon finds he has a cruel and domineering side, forcing her to resort to desperate measures to escape her increasingly nightmarish home life. Drama, starring Barbara Bel Geddes, Robert Ryan and James Mason.

Wide-eyed and poor young Leonora weds an obsessive millionaire named Ohlrig, but the marriage is loveless. Even worse, Ohlrig seems to have manic, violent tendencies. Eventually, young Leonora escapes her unhappy life and begins working with New York City doctor Larry Quinada, who she soon falls for. Unfortunately, Ohlrig refuses to grant his wife a divorce, and things get even darker for Leonora when she realizes she's pregnant with his child.