Wealthy Ogden Mears, soon to be assigned as Saudi Arabian ambassador, is on a transatlantic voyage, preparing to divorce his wife Martha. He and his friend Harvey are invited to a nightclub, where they meet three aristocratic Russians. After a night of drinking, Ogden ends up with Countess Natascha, and the next morning, she's hidden in his cabin, seeking to enter the United States.
A Countess from Hong Kong
A high-ranking diplomat returning to the United States unexpectedly finds himself hosting a mysterious Russian aristocrat, a stateless refugee, in his secluded cabin in Hong Kong.