简介：Hopingtofindeverythingjustashehadleftitfouryearsago,soldierJeffCompton,whoishomeonatwo-weekfurlough,visitstheNewYorkCitydepartmentstoreinwhichheworkedandsurpriseshisformerco-workerandsweetheartJeanKendrickwithakiss.Jean,whoisnowanexecutivewiththestore,hassincefallenoutoflovewithJeff,however,andisdatingWalterMedcraftintheaccountingdepartment.AsJeanneverreturnedtheengagementringthatJeffsenttoherwhilehewasaway,Jeffbelievesthatsheisstillhisfiancé.RealizingthatJeffisabouttogethisheartbroken,Dilworthyandotherdepartmentemployeesbandtogetherand,withJean'sconsent,workdiligentlytopreventJefffromlearningthetruthabouthisfailedengagement.WhileWalterisoutoftownonbusiness,Jeanistemporarilyassignedtothestockroomtokeepherawayfromtheotherstoreemployees,whomightrevealthetruth.Jeantriestomakethebestofhertemporarydemotionwhileclumsilyhidingherineptitudeatmenialstockroomtasks,buttroublemountswhenJeffmakesplansforanimmediatewedding.AfterstallingJeff'srushtomarriage,Jeanmakeshastyarrangementstomovebackintoherformer,andmoremodest,WestTenthstreetapartmentsothatJeffwillnotsuspectthatshebecomemoresuccessful.ProfessorBorisRiminoffsky,amusicteacherandaromanticidealistwhoiscurrentlylivinginJean'soldapartment,gladlygivesuphisapartmentfortwoweekswhenhelearnsthatitwillbedoneinthenameoflove.NosoonerdoesRiminoffskystepoutofhisapartmentthanJeffarrivesreadytoseducehissweetheart.WhileJeffplaysaromantictuneforJeanonthepiano,RiminoffskyandDilworthy,whohavebeengettingdrunkinabar,decidetohelpkeepthingsmovingalongforthecouplebyreturningtotheapartmentafterJeffandJeanleaveandturningitintoa"gardenofEden"honeymoonsuite.Jeff,stillwithmarriageonhismind,takesJeanforadriveupthecoasttovisithisgreat-grandfatherandtopresentherwithagift.SoonafterJeffandJeanreturntoNewYork,JeffvisitsWalter,whohasreturnedfromhistrip.Jeffinformshimthatheplanstomarry"Miss916,"andWalterishappyforJeffuntilherealizesthat"Miss916"isJean.WhenJeffducksoutofWalter'sofficetobuyJeanaweddingring,JeantellsWalterthetruthaboutherrelationshipwithJeff.Meanwhile,JefflearnsthetruthaboutJeanandWalterfromthejeweler,whohastheringthatWalterorderedforJeanreadyfordelivery.Jeffisdevastatedbytherevelation,butthesituationissoonremediedwhenthedepartmentemploysanewschemetoreuniteJeffandJean,andJeanforsakesherrelationshipwithWalter.Thedepartmentstaff,watchinganxiouslyasJeffandJeanarebroughttogetherinastoredisplay,declarethecouple"sold"whentheyprofesstheirloveforeachother.…