[2][Note 2]In 1945, after Helen Brandt (Laraine Day) and her mother (Ann Harding) move from Ellsworth Falls to New York City, Helen finds a job as a perfume clerk at a department store while Mrs. Brandt works for the war relief effort.

Jerry (Bill Williams), a boy just home from serving in France, likes Helen, but she only thinks of him as a "pal".

At the dance, when the band plays "Those Endearing Young Charms", her mother begins to cry, confiding in Helen that it reminds her of Jerry's father, who she loved and lost.

"[6] In a recent review in TV Guide, Those Endearing Young Charms was described as: "This light nonsense, based on a play, is over talkative and lacks sincerity.

There are some moments of charm, but the unevenness of the cast works against the production, resulting in a hit-and-miss romantic comedy.