AlexDillingham,ayoungsoldier,fallsinlovewithanactressnamedRoseVibertandtalksherintocomingawaywithhimtohisvilla.Upontheirarrival,headmitshehaslied:thevillabelongstohisuncleGeorge,anartist,whoiscurrentlyinItalyhavinganaffairwithsculptressGuliettaTrapani.WhenGeorgereturnshome,heandRoseareinstantlyattractedtoeachother.Roserecieveswordthatsheisneededforatourandleaves.Alex,heart-broken,goesintothearmy.TwoyearspassandAlexreturnstofindthatRoseandGeorgehavemarried.GeorgeclaimsthatRosewouldbebetteroffwithAlex,butRosewantsnopartofit.ShefollowsGeorgetoItalywhereshemeetsandmakesfriendswithGulietta.ItisherethatRoseandGeorgebecomeengaged.AlexistransferredtoMalaya.Thirteenyearslater,RoseisafamousactressandAlexreturnstowatchherperformance.