A murderous religious cult is way-laying travellers and stealing goods in nineteenth century India. As the disappearances mount and trade becomes difficult, the British East India Company is forced to act. But they give the job to an upper-class office...

人见孝子（原节子饰）的父亲去世，孝子在坟前哀悼时，偶遇前来吊唁的父亲门生、有妇之夫矢岛隆吉（佐分利信饰）。两人早已相识，同行返回东京。路上孝子哭诉父亲去世后自己生活豪无着落，隆吉便邀请她到自己家做佣人。经隆吉反复劝说，孝子应允。隆吉之妻（杉村春子饰）身患重病，只能住在疗养院，家中各种杂务，全由孝子操劳。隆吉的子女喜欢这位新来的阿姨，而孝子和隆吉彼此的爱恋也日渐深厚......

An Englishman with a grudge against an insurance company for a disallowed claim fakes his own death, but is soon pursued by an insurance investigator.

Classic British comedy adapted from a James Thurber story about a tweed manufacturer's elderly accountant who devises a plan to save the company from an American takeover bid. The arrival of an efficiency expert from the States causes enough of a stir ...