Tallulah Brockman Bankhead was an American actress, talk-show host, and bon vivant.
During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.
A young woman is terrorized by her fiance's demented mother who blames her for her son's death.
Catherine the Great falls in love with an army officer who is plotting against her.