Please Believe Me

Alison Kirbe, a working class London lass, comes into a windfall when Hank, an aging soldier she met when he was stationed in England during the war, the two who became pen pals, bequeaths to her his property, Thirty Mile Ranch in Texas, following his death. This story hits the local London papers mentioning her as an heiress. She plans to go to Texas to claim her inheritance, taking a steamship to New York, and traveling by land from there. Alison ends up being romanced by three men she meets on board the ship. One is playboy Jeremy Taylor, who is prone to lavishing his wealth on the woman who is on his arm at the time. Two is Matt Kinston, Jeremy's lawyer who is on board to ensure Jeremy doesn't meet anyone on board on who to squander his wealth. Matt only romances Alison to ensure that Jeremy doesn't. Matt believes that Alison is a fraud in that she is making up the story of inheriting all this money. And three is Terry Keath. Alison is unaware that Terry is a fortune hunter, who read about her in the newspaper. Terry is in a financial bind as he owes money he doesn't have. In romancing Alison, Terry knows he has to spend money to make even more money by getting Alison to marry him, and decides to bankroll whatever Alison may want to buy en route until she reaches Texas. For Terry to be able to do so, he needs to convince his backer, New York gangster and casino owner Lucky Reilly that Alison is a good if not sure bet. Alison has to decide what to do with these three men vying for her affections. Things change when a certain truth comes to light. Based on that truth, Alison sets in motion a plan to help one out of a bind, while she and each of the three men have to come to some realizations about how they truly feel about the other.