在这部与陌生人共舞剧情/惊悚/传记/犯罪片中,英国妓女露丝·艾莉丝在从良之后于伦敦经营一家廉价夜总会。为了她的年轻儿子有人照顾，她跟老头子戴斯蒙同居，实际上她喜欢的人是上层社会的年轻人大卫。然而大卫是个言行粗暴的无赖，露丝越是想跟他在一起，他越是要把露丝推开。她后来忍无可忍开枪杀死大卫，成为英国历史上最后一位因谋杀罪而问罪的女犯人。
Ruth Ellis lives with her ten-year old son Andy next to a night club. One night she meets David Blakely, and they start a love affair. However, for David with his upper-class background, it is impossible to uphold the relationship. He breaks up with her, something which makes Ellis, obsessed by him, very upset.
英伦杜十娘。
