A spirited dressmaker's small store flourishes into a business empire in the midst of the Texas oil boom of the 1940s.

Ellen McNulty leaves her New Jersey hamburger stand and heads west to pay a surprise visit to her son and his new bride. When Ellen arrives, her daughter-in-law mistakes her for the maid she has hired for a big party they are throwing. Rather than cause any embarrassment, Ellen goes along with the charade, which leads to many complications.

An impractical widower tries to hang onto his Miami hotel and his 12-year-old son.

A 65-year-old printer hatches an elaborate scheme to avoid forced retirement.

In this romantic drama, beautiful Red Cross volunteer Lee Ashley arrives on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia to learn more about the circumstances surrounding the death of her husband, Howard, in the Battle of Guadalcanal. There, Ashley falls for the gruff, seductive Marine Lt. Col. Colin Buck, but struggle and tragedy follow when the widow learns about the reality of Buck's life back home.

A down-and-out reporter and a fashion designer fall in love in Paris.