The Strawberry Blonde is a comedy romance set in an urban barbershop. It tells the story of a man who seeks revenge against an ex-convict who ruined his life. Along the way, he encounters love, deception, and humorous situations.
Set during Prohibition, the movie centers on Touhy's rise from small time thug to the city's most powerful bootlegger whose empire is rivaled only by that of Al Capone (who is referred to, but never named in the story). It is his rival who frames Touhy for kidnapping and arranges for him to serve a life-long term in Stateville prison. Determined to be free again, the desperate Touhy and his cellmate Basil "the Owl" Banghart, begin plotting a violent break out.
After being released from prison, a World War Two veteran named Rocky Mulloy seeks to clear his name in a plot involving murder, crime, and marital infidelity. With the help of his friend, Delong, and nightclub singer, Nancy, Rocky navigates through a dangerous web of deception and betrayal.
On the wharfs of San Francisco, saloon girl Toy, also known as Mary, lives over Mother Bright's bar. When Como Murphy, a fugitive from the law, hides in her room, she falls in love with him. He explains that after he spoke out about the rights of man to a crowd, a riot ensued, during which a policeman was killed. Como took the gun from the killer, but is thought to be guilty of the crime himself. Como, who reciprocates Mary's love, spends the night with her, but leaves to keep her out of danger. He joins the crew of a ship sailing to China after he is befriended by Turk, a big lumbering sailor who is also in love with Mary. Each man is unaware that they love the same woman.
A women's prison provides the setting for this drama that centers around a naive small-town woman framed by a man whom she met in a nightclub in the big city. She is not welcomed by the inmates and immediately the prisoners are divided.
A two-bit gambler somehow claws his way to the top. His love for riches is only matched by his love for his wife, but he is sometimes confused by which he loves most.
Boyhood friends grow up into different professions: one a dedicated Canadian Mountie, the other a notorious gambler.
A woman - raised in the jungle - tries to help an American stop a native uprising spurned on by Nazis.
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