The Americanization of Emily

U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Charlie Madison is a cynical and highly efficient adjutant to Rear Admiral William Jessup in London during World War II. Charlie keeps his boss supplied with everything that he might desire, including luxury goods and amiable women. He falls in love with Emily Barham, a British ATS driver who has lost her husband, brother and father to the war. Charlie's pleasure-seeking "American" lifestyle amid wartime rationing both fascinates and disgusts Emily who does not want to be “Americanized.” She doesn't want to lose another loved one to the war and finds the "practicing coward" Charlie irresistible.