The proprietor of an ice-skating revue promotes a peanut-vendor at the show to a management position based on suggestions he made to improve the act of the show's star, who also happens to be the owner's wife. However, he soon begins to notice that his new manager is paying more attention to his wife than he believes i…

这是一个关于鞋匠与士兵的故事。故事发生在西西里一个叫北极克的美丽而安静的海滨小镇，小男孩多托的爸爸是个飞行员，不幸在战争中牺牲了。爸爸的老战友也在战争中失去了左腿，于是留在西西里当起了一名鞋匠。从此老战友收养了多托，把他当儿子一样对待。多托很喜欢待在“爸爸”周围，跟一个高个子士兵玩耍，高个子士兵把一条子弹项链送给了多托…