My Own Romance #19 (1951)

Ann works as a nurse while waiting for her sweetheart Eddie to return from the war. She meets Lloyd at a blood drive, and learns he has a year to live due to a rare disease (something Lloyd doesn’t know). Ann dates Lloyd and they fall in love; he says his doctor has ordered him to go for a “rest cure,” but will return someday (so he thinks). Ann marries Eddie, but keeps her brief relationship with the late Lloyd a secret.

Lucy is secretary to wealthy, middle-aged publisher Cliff, who is in love with her. However, Lucy later falls for Tom, a new associate in the firm. Lucy writes a letter to her mother advising her that she loves Tom and was only interested in Cliff because of the financial security he could provide. Cliff accidentally sees the letter and is angry. Lucy thinks Tom is the one who gave the letter to him. She later learns he wasn’t at fault, and they reconcile.

Anne and Keith fall in love, but her father opposes the match because Keith is wealthy. Keith’s parents also against it, thinking Anne is a gold-digger. The two young people elope, and when they get home, their parents realise the matter is settled and stop arguing.

Nancy is raised by her mother, who failed at becoming a famous performer and insists on Nancy devoting her whole life to preparation for an acting career. Nancy is repeatedly rejected; at one audition, producer Harlan says she has no life experience and therefore can’t act. He later apologises and learns about Nancy’s obsessed mother. Harlan and Nancy will be married, and “after a while” her mother comes around.

Fay and Bill work together and plan to marry, but Bill’s accused of stealing cash from the office accounts. They realise the thief must be Jerry, another worker who’s jealous of Bill. Fay decides to date Jerry to find evidence of his guilt. Bill and Fay confront Jerry and recover the stolen money. Now they can get married without worries.

Sally and Jim are engaged, but their fathers are professional rivals for the position of superintendent of the local hospital. The couple decides to elope, and are in an auto accident. Jim’s father has to operate to save Sally’s life. This makes the two older men realise their children’s lives are more important than career advancement.