Post-war, French Army Captain Henrí Rochard and US Army Lieutenant Catherine Gates, stationed in Heidelberg, West Germany, team up on missions. Their friendship teeters between professional and personal, with Catherine unsure if she wants to spend time with Henrí, who chases anything in a skirt, while she wants to be with a man who only wants her. As they face their last mission together before Henrí's decommissioning, they realize they love each other and want to get married. However, their desire sets off a bureaucratic nightmare, navigating military policies and civil laws. The situation culminates when Catherine's unit is shipped back to the US, and Henrí must enter the country as her spouse under the War Brides Act, facing unique challenges among the war brides, their children, and pets.
I Was a Male War Bride
A French captain, assigned to work in post-war Germany, marries an American lieutenant and seeks to join her in the United States, navigating the complexities of the War Bride Act.
