在这部莎拉母子剧情片中,Jim Grey是位游手好闲的丈夫，一战征兵消息传来后，他偷偷报了名打算离开妻子Sarah Storm和襁褓中的儿子。但在进入军营的前一晚，他做了一个惊人的决定：偷偷把孩子带走卖给了一个大户人家。失去儿子的Sarah悲痛欲绝，孤身一人继续自己的演艺道路。几年后Sarah终于成为了知名的歌唱家，她找到律师Howard Vanning帮自己寻找儿子，但次次无功而返。在一次战地慰问演出中她再次见到了奄奄一息的丈夫。临死前，丈夫只告诉她那户富人姓Ashemore，而Howard的妹妹正巧嫁给了一位姓Ashemore的人
A ne'er-do-well husband, after years of abusing his wife, disappears with their son, and winds up selling him to a wealthy family. Years later, the wife--now a world-famous opera singer--finally has enough time and money to begin a search for him.
