"Lucky" Lawton, a superstitious cowboy
who made fortune and fame from a gold mine, is forced to delay his
marriage to steel heiress Barbara Wayne because Parisian records
show she is still officially married to the Count George de Remi.
While Barbara processes the divorce in Paris, Lucky stays at a
castle in the Balkans he that rented for their honeymoon, which is
surrounded by eighty miles of roses.
Manya, the local rose queen, forcibly
moves into the castle for one week as part of her honorarium.
Ebullient and childlike, Manya falls in love with Lucky in spite of
his indifference, thus causing havoc in the castle. Manya
sabotages Lucky's car while he drives to meet Barbara'a train,
leaving them stranded.
Lucky and Manya find shelter in a hut
from a storm and, during the night, Lucky promises to be her date
for the rose festival. Upon their return to the castle, Lucky
is confronted with an angry Barbara and realizes he cannot keep his
promise.
Before she leaves, Manya drugs Barbara's
drink with a potent local liquor. Barbara and Lucky then drink
some and collapse. Lucky awakens in time to attend the
festival, but after Manya confesses her love for him, he leaves
immediately for Paris with Barbara. Manya then becomes the
laughing stock of her village and plans to marry the lascivious and
greedy Peter Karloca. When Lucky receives the news, he leaves
his own wedding and, to her delight, takes Manya away from hers.
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