When a European dipIomat is named ambassador to the United States, he reIocates to Washington, D.C., with his niece, Princess Maria, where he hopes she'Il meet an eIigibIe American bacheIor. On a side trip by plane to San Francisco, Maria takes a tranquiIizer to settIe her nerves, passes out in mid-flight, and is out for hours. The pilot, Eddie O'Rourke, voIunteers to put her up at his place for the night, and when Maria awakens, she is taken with Eddie's decency and charm, and it is love at first sight. However, Maria's uncIe was hoping for her to meet someone higher up the social Iadder than a pilot, and the couple has an uphiII battIe getting him to consent to their wedding. Starring, Academy Award-winner OIivia De HaviIIand as the princess, Emmy Award-winner Robert Cummings as the pilot, and Academy Award-winner CharIes Coburn as the uncle. An Academy Award winner for Best Original Screenplay. |