剧情介绍：eeeA24-year-olddivorcee,BettyPreisser,areceptionistforaclothingmanufacturer,takessomeofficeworkhomewhichherboss,widowerJerryKingsley,amanof56,dropsbytopickup.Professionalratherthanpersonalacquaintances,BettytellsJerryofherlovelessmarriagetoGeorge,amusician.Jerryhasamarrieddaughter,Lillian,aboutherage,andaspinstersister,Evelyn,whoisveryprotectiveofhim. JerryworksupthenervetoinviteBettytodinner.HemeetsBetty'smother,Mrs.Mueller,andsisterAlice,whosharetheapartmentwithBetty.Theirrelationshipgrows,butsheprofessestobereluctanttodateheremployer.Jerrywondersiftheiragedifferenceisreallybehindthisreluctance.Despitethis,aMay–Decemberrelationshipbetweenthemdevelops. Femalefamilymembersofbothofthemstronglydisapprove.Mrs.Muellercallshima"dirtyoldman,"whileJerry'ssistercallsBettya"fortunehunter"andhimafool,althoughLillian'shusbandJackoffershiscongratulations,earningscornfromhiswifeandcausingthemtoquarrel.Acolleague,WalterLockman,trappedinalongandunhappymarriage,urgesJerrytodowhateverittakestofindtruehappiness. GeorgereturnstotownandtriestopersuadeBettytoreturntohim.Inamomentofweakness,theyhavearomantictryst.BettyregretsitandexplainstoJerrythatitmeantnothingtoheremotionally,buthefeelshumiliated.HissisterobserveshowdepressedJerryhasbecomewhenhereturnshome.Athislowestebb,helearnsthatWalterhastakenanoverdoseofpillsinalikelysuicideattempt.Jerryseesitasasigntoseizethejoyinlifewhilehestillcan.HereturnstoBetty'swaitingarms.