影片讲述了一个善良的经历过二战的兽医变成银行抢匪的故事。在战后的背景下，Eddie Boyd去好莱坞成为明星的梦想和照顾他年轻的家庭背道而驰。于是他发现了一个可以同时实现这两件事情的一个方法——用好莱坞风格抢劫银行，但他的想法，使他走上了危险和悲剧的道路。Based on a real WWII vet and family man turned bank robber. Disillusioned by his post war circumstances, Eddie Boyd is torn between the need to provide for his young family and an unfulfilled dream to head to Hollywood to become a star. He discovers a way to do both, robbing banks Hollywood style, but his dream leads him down a path of danger and tragedy.