The source poem has no mention of a romantic partner for Susan's son, John. Susan proudly describes them to John as he dies. At that moment, American soldiers again parade through London, passing by the hospital. He speaks of the importance of winning a complete victory and a lasting peace. John tells her he was wounded in fighting at Dieppe and of an American soldier who died near him. Later, in the wards, a doctor tells Susan John is dying. To Susan's horror, John is among them, severely wounded. The flashback ends, as wounded men arrive at Susan's hospital. World War II begins, and Sir John (now played by Peter Lawford) becomes an officer, while his sweetheart Betsy (now played by June Lockhart) becomes a Wren. Susan changes her mind, and they stay in Britain. But when she tells him why, John refuses, insisting that he will go into the army as his father did, and fight for Britain if war comes. After Lady Jean dies, she decides to sell the manor and take John to America. Susan becomes afraid that there will be another war and that she will lose young John as she lost his father. The German boys shock the Ashwoods by spouting bellicose militaristic sentiments. Young John invites two visiting German boys to the manor for tea. He develops a childhood infatuation with Betsy Kenney ( Elizabeth Taylor), daughter of a tenant farmer. Having inherited the baronetcy, he is addressed as 'Sir John', even as a boy, and takes seriously his duties as proprietor of the manor. Susan and young John ( Roddy McDowall) live in the Ashwood manor house with Lady Jean. John is killed near the end of the fighting, never having seen his wife again or his son. She, baby John, and Colonel Forsythe watch as newly arrived American troops parade through London. Susan returns to Britain and has a son, also named John. During their stay, the United States declares war on Germany. John finally gets a chance to be with Susan for a few days in France, which they spend in Dieppe. John's brother Reggie ( John Warburton) is killed in action. Susan and John's mother, Lady Jean ( Gladys Cooper), wait for news, good or bad. John is also an army officer he rejoins his regiment and goes to war in France. Their honeymoon is cut short when World War I breaks out. They fall in love, and despite some friction over her being American, they marry. Aubrey Smith) introduces Susan to Sir John Ashwood ( Alan Marshal), a baronet and one of the landed gentry, with an estate and manor house. Dunn ( Frank Morgan), come to Britain, intending to stay for two weeks. In 1914, Susan and her father, small-town Rhode Island newspaper publisher Hiram P. Via flashback, she thinks back to how she came to Britain many years before. At the height of World War II, American-born Susan, Lady Ashwood, ( Irene Dunne) is a nurse in a British hospital, awaiting the arrival of 300 wounded men.

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