In the dance hall scene, the camera tracks briefly two couples dancing. One of the men was an extra named Andrew John Petersen, and the other was a young actor named Roy Scheider.

过着平静生活的亚瑟（托尼·谢尔侯伯 饰）一家，在某天接到了一个意外的通知：他们家一位疏离已久的远房叔父过世了，这位生性古怪孤僻的老人在临死前把自己的一幢大宅子作为遗产留给了他们。