Billy Bigelow has been dead for fifteen years, and now outside the pearly gates, he long waived his right to go back to Earth for a day. But he has heard that there is a problem with his family, namely his wife Julie Bigelow née Jordan and the child he never met, that problem with which he would now like to head back to Earth to assist in rectifying. Before he is allowed back to Earth, he has to get the OK from the gatekeeper, to who he tells his story... Immediately attracted to each other, he and Julie met when he worked as a carousel barker. Both stated to the other that they did not believe in love or marriage, but they did get married. Because the shrewish carousel owner, Mrs. Mullin, was attracted to Billy herself, and since she believed he was only of use as a barker if he was single to attract the young women to the carousel, she fired him. With no other job skills and unwilling to take just any job, Billy did not provide for Julie but rather lived off Julie's Aunt Nettie. But Billy figured he could be the breadwinner through his association with a criminal lowlife named Jigger Craigin, which led to his death. In going back to Earth, Billy not only hopes to help his child, but "tell" Julie of his true feeling for her. 2009年英国布拉福阔银幕电影节全新拷贝重映。 比利在游乐场操作旋转木马，他与朱莉在此邂逅，两人情投意合，很快出双入对。出于嫉妒，游乐场老板玛伦夫人解雇了比利。比利和朱莉结婚了，可比利的工作依然一筹莫展，长期的抑郁让比利养成了恶习，而更为雪上加霜的是，朱莉也失去了工厂的工作，夫妻俩不得不和朱莉的表姐奈蒂住在一起。朱莉怀孕了，深感紧迫的比利决定无论如何都要找到谋生的出路，而他唯一的选择是找到老伙计吉格去重返犯罪的道路……
