简介：InItalyin1939,aEuropeanmancallinghimselfMr.ImperiumusesarusetomeetanattractiveAmericanwoman,FredericaBrown.HeeventuallyisrevealedtobePrinceAlexis,anheirtothethroneandawidowerwithasix-year-oldson.Henicknamesher"Fredda",soshecallshim"Al". Whenhisfatherbecomesgravelyill,hemustrushtobewithhim,butasksprimeministerBernandtodelivertoFreddaanoteofexplanation.Bernandinsteadtellshertheprinceisgoneforgood,thatthisishisusualmethodofseducingandabandoningwomen. Twelveyearsgoby.OnedayinParis,acinema'smarqueemakesitclearthat"FreddaBarlo"isnowamoviestar.Fredda'sformerlovetravelstoCalifornia,wherefilmproducerPaulHunterisnowinlovewithherandproposingmarriage. FreddadecidestodrivetoPalmSpringstothinkabouthisproposal,aswellastodecidewhichactorshouldco-starinhernextfilm,aboutagirlwhofallsinlovewithaking."Mr.Imperium"takesaroomnexttohers,andsoontheymeetandembrace.Heexplainsthecrisisthattookplaceathomeduringthewarandpreventedhimfromlookingforher.Nowhewantsanewlife,andFreddabelieveshecouldevenportrayakinginherfilm. Bernandturnsup,however,tosaythathissonispreparingtoascendtothethrone.Mr.Imperiumrealizesheisneededthere,sohemustsaygoodbyetothewomanhelovesoncemore.…