On a USO tour during World War II, entertainer Eddie Sparks needs a partner to round out his act. Soon after hiring performer Dixie Leonard , Eddie decides he wants her out of the show – mostly because she upstages him. Dixie is close to leaving of her own accord, but her uncle, Art Silver , convinces her to stay. As the years and wars go by, Eddie and Dixie experience a tumultuous relationship onstage and off while they continue the act for the troops