s ▁estate ▁in ▁Kent . ▁ ▁The ▁estate ▁is ▁bought ▁by ▁a ▁wealth y ▁American , ▁Richard ▁Bog ard ▁( G ary ▁Cooper ), ▁who ▁see ks ▁to ▁move ▁into ▁his ▁new ▁property . ▁ ▁Right ▁as ▁Bog ard ▁arriv es , ▁Ann ▁and ▁the ▁house ' s ▁servants ▁find ▁out ▁that ▁her ▁father ▁has ▁been ▁killed ▁in ▁action , ▁but ▁Ann ▁projects ▁calm ▁and ▁brave ▁gra cious ness ▁and ▁moves ▁to ▁the ▁guest ▁c ott age ▁without ▁compla int . ▁Bog ard ▁finds ▁her ▁strength ▁attract ive ▁and ▁quickly ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁her . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁her ▁brother ▁L t . ▁Ron nie ▁Boy ce - Smith ▁( F ranch ot ▁T one ) ▁and ▁L t . ▁Claude ▁Hope ▁( Ro bert ▁Young ) ▁are ▁both ▁British ▁Naval ▁officers ▁going ▁off ▁to ▁fight ▁in ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Ann ▁bel ieves ▁she ▁is ▁love ▁with ▁Claude , ▁and ▁cons ents ▁to ▁marry ▁him . ▁ ▁However , ▁she ▁soon ▁real izes ▁she ▁is ▁in ▁true ▁love ▁when ▁meeting ▁Bog ard . ▁ ▁Though ▁Bog ard ▁originally ▁proc laimed ▁his ▁neutral ity ▁and ▁ind ifference ▁to ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁soon ▁joins ▁as ▁a ▁f ighter ▁pilot . ▁ ▁Ann ▁goes ▁to ▁London , ▁and ▁though ▁Claude ▁is ▁una ware ▁of ▁D iana ' s ▁true ▁feelings ▁for ▁Bog ard , ▁Ann ▁adm its ▁her ▁feelings ▁for ▁Bog ard ▁to ▁Ron nie . ▁ ▁Ron nie ▁advis es ▁her ▁to ▁tell ▁Claude ▁the ▁truth , ▁but ▁Ann ▁is ▁intent ▁on