The beautiful widow Josefina Pellerin falls for the hapless Mille after he saves her life. However her nephew wants Josefina to marry his commanding officer instead.
In 1930s Sweden the residents of a small town are upset with the morals of modern times and travel to Copenhagen to see for themselves what is going on with this new jazz music.
A shy and aging bachelor suddenly becomes very interesting to the women in town after a rumour starts spreading about him being together with a famous movie star in his youth.