Returning home to Milwaukee from WWII, a young marine finds himself arranged to marry the tavern keeper’s daughter from the bar across the street.  Wanting more than a small town life, he runs off to New York City, where he meets a spunky young woman trying to make something of herself in the Big Apple. Together they embark on a hilarious and heartwarming journey of self-discovery and romance, complete with a kooky, chorus-dancing mystic, two mischievous gangster brothers, and the villainous godfather of the Polish mafia.