The day before he is to leave Washington , D.C. for France , he meets socialite Joel Carter ( Rosalind Russell ) at an embassy gathering .
In April 1917 , former newspaperman William Gordon ( William Powell ) is commissioned in the U.S. Army .
The day before William Gordon is to leave Washington , D.C. for France , William Gordon meets socialite Joel Carter ( Rosalind Russell ) at an embassy gathering .
In April 1917 , former newspaperman William Gordon ( William Powell ) is commissioned in the U.S. Army .