19세기 프랑스, 결혼한 누에 밀수업자인 허브는 아프리카에서 누에를 구하기 어렵게 되자 일본으로 건너간다. 그곳에서 지방 영주의 첩인 아름다운 일본 여성을 만나게 되고 그녀와 사랑에 빠지게 된다. 두 사람은 전쟁이 일어나기 전까지 편지를 주고 받으며 사랑을 속삭이지만, 허브의 아내 헬렌이 남편을 의심하기 시작하는데...
Hank Medhill, artificial silk manufacturer, has returned to the U.S. from Japan to learn that his former girlfriend, Eleanor Breen is about to marry. Hank convinces Eleanor to leave the groom-to-be and marry him. Shortly after the marriage, they discover that they have nothing in common. They separate. Hank decides to pick any name from the phone book and date them. That date results in a wild and frightful night for Hank, thanks to Eleanor's clever plan.
In 1910, women working in the silk industry in Bursa, protest against the working conditions. They go on strike.
The Three Mesquiteers are forced to track down a train robbery ring after some of the gang hijack their truck for a getaway and the police conclude they are part of the gang, an identification which is just fine with the gang's nameless chief.
