خلاصه داستان : یک هنرمند دلشکسته انگلیسی به امید ادامه زندگی به هوپ، ایالات متحده آمریکا سفر می‌کند. او در آنجا با کشیدن چهره شروع می‌کند. او با مندیِ بامزه دوست می‌شود. اما ناگهان دوست پسر سابقِ حیله‌گرش از راه می‌رسد و او را می‌خواهد که برگردد.

British artist Colin Ware discovers that his fiancée, Vera, is going to marry another man. Distraught and despondent, he gets on a plane for America and ends up in the tiny town of Hope in New England. At first, Colin is depressed, but he soon finds more than a shoulder to cry on when his innkeepers introduce him to Mandy, a beautiful nurse. All's going well and Colin has almost forgotten his old flame until Vera shows up with a surprise of her own.