My Own Romance#24(1952)

Wanderer Joe takes a job on the farm run by Pa and Julie. Joe and Julie fall in love, but he’s unsure if he can ever stay in one place for very long. Finally, Joe departs, but returns almost immediately, just in time to save Julie and Pa from a fire which destroys their house. Joe says they’ll rebuild it together.

Alice begins to date John, owner of the company where she works, and is repeatedly given raises and promotions. As sales manager, she supervises salesman Eddie, and they fall in love. Alice has to hide this from John, fearing she’ll lose her job if he finds out, and she’s the sole support of her invalid mother. John does find out, but says her promotions were all earned, not the result of their friendship. John wishes Alice and Eddie happiness.

Amy runs the ranch she inherited from her father, scorning men until she meets one strong enough to tame her.

Toni is an expert waitress and restauranteur Bill hires her for his upscale establishment. Bill’s partner Tyler says Bill does this every time he meets a cute waitress, but Toni proves herself and keeps the job. Toni and Tyler fall in love, but Bill also says he loves her. To avoid an awkward situation, Toni quits. Bill and Tyler track her down: Bill says if he can’t have Toni, he’s happy that it’s Tyler who won her love.

Helen is cute and popular but no man ever asks her for a second date. When she goes out with soldier Ray, Helen thinks there’s a connection but he never calls her again. Helen’s friend Mary shows her a letter from Ray: he says no man likes to hear a woman talk about marriage on the first date, it scares them off. Helen realises she’s been “over-anxious to fulfill” her “natural womanly desire for marriage.” She mends her ways, and a year later marries Ray.

Joan and Jim, a lumberjack at her father’s lumber camp, are in love. Artist Derek arrives to paint a lumber camp for a magazine commission, and Joan falls for him. Derek admits he’s married, saying his wife won’t give him a divorce. Jim attacks the weaker Derek and Joan defends him, so Jim quits. However, Derek’s wife and children show up – he had deserted them and provided no support. This changes Joan’s mind and she leaves, determined to find Jim and bring him back