Gerte Winter works as an automobile mechanic in Germany. When a nice and rich client makes her a marriage proposal, she accepts although he must return to his English home at once, promising to call her as soon as he tells his family. Yet days go by, and she is not invited. The truth is that poor Percival does not have enough spirit to face his terrible mother, who has an only definite choice for her daughter-in-law to be. But strong-spirited Gerte is not easily discouraged, so she travels to England to find out what is really happening. During her trip she meets by chance Warwick Brent, the family lawyer, who feels an instant attraction before knowing who she is. And she does not know yet, but this old lady in distress she has just helped happens to be her mother-in-law...
—BSK