Unsuccessful music composer attempts suicide and moves to a new world where everything goes right for him.
A pampered girl decides to marry in a different way: buying a husband.
In a séance, Menezes' great-great-grandfather is brought back to life in present day (1936), over a century after his death at age 26. A free-spirited womanizer, he starts causing all sorts of trouble for the wealthy, respectable family of his descendants.
