Bill Shelby is a globetrotting author and photographer on assignment for
Life magazine to write a story about Dorinda Hatch, the author of the bestselling book
The Lady Says No. Bill expects a dour spinster but Dorina is a young, attractive blonde. Her interactions with him cause her to question her beliefs, such as that it is unsuitable for a woman to fall in love with someone whom she also loathes. Bill and Dorinda clash over her theory that love is just an
autonomic function and not worth the trouble. The thoughts and impulses invade her subconscious in a dream. Dorinda's errant uncle appears, and Bill and Dorinda become involved in the lives of the colorful local characters. A barroom brawl ensues when Bill rebuffs Dorinda's attempts to seduce him and she charms all of the single men there. Goldie, the wife of a man named Potsie, confronts Dorinda in the powder room. Dorinda asks Goldie whether she would be happier without Potsie, and she agrees. Dorinda later learns that Goldie has left Potsie, who now lives with Bill in Bill's trailer. Dorinda collects Goldie, who has closely read Dorinda's book, and they find the men. When the men refuse to emerge from the trailer, Dorinda steals Bill's car and drags the trailer onto a military base, leading to a high-speed police pursuit, but Potsie defiantly remains inside. A misunderstanding causes a general to be notified of a
flying saucer report, and he comes to the trailer scene. He orders Potsie to exit to speak with Goldie, and they reconcile after Dorinda tells Goldie that her book is wrong and that she regrets writing it, as Potsie and Goldie love each other and belong together in spite of their fighting. Dorinda packs her bags and vacates her aunt's home while her aunt and uncle reconcile. Bill discounts her book as merely an obsession with sexual repression. Dorinda throws Goldie's copy of her book into the ocean and resolves to write a book entitled
27 Ways to Say Yes. == Cast ==