The 16th-century sculptor woos the Duchess of Florence despite the duke.
In Paris, a young American is in debt to a nightclub owner who forces him to woo an heiress in hopes of reaping her fortune.
A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.
Esposito is a thief who cons tourists in Rome. Officer Bottoni manages to catch him and starts persecuting him. When Esposito manages to flee, Bottoni's superiors inform him that he'll lose his job if he can't catch Esposito.
A juror in a murder trial takes pity on the recently acquitted defendant and invites her to move into his family's home - and his son soon falls in love with her.
In 18th century Russia, the naive and idealistic lieutenant Chernov meets Empress Catherine the Great who becomes infatuated with him and appoints him Chief of the Imperial Guard.