A woman in London unexpectedly inherits a Texas ranching fortune, and takes a transatlantic voyage to collect her fortune, not suspecting two men aboard both plan on winning her hand before she reaches America. One is a gambler interested in her money, and the other, a rich man looking for a wife. The rich man's friend, meanwhile, believes the heiress is actually a gold-digger.

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Deborah Kerr
• Robert Walker
• Mark Stevens
• Peter Lawford
• James Whitmore
• J. Carrol Naish
• Henri Letondal
• Spring Byington