U.S. Navy sailor "Handsome" Callahan is always spinning yarns about his many glamorous girlfriends, his athletic prowess, his career aspirations, and his family background. With one day's shore leave, Handsome sets out to find a date for dinner. A pair of baby shoes come in handy for breaking the ice with the girls he meets; he charms them with improvised tales of his brother's son, his sister's daughter, his loving mother, his presumed-dead father, and so on. Unable to secure a date for that night, Handsome is hit by a car driven by Helen, the granddaughter of Admiral Farnsworth. Helen recognizes the baby shoes as belonging to her boyfriend, Handsome's shipmate Duke. She finds Handsome amusing and takes him home to dinner. Guarded by Vincent the butler, Handsome is surprised to find the house full of top Navy officers, as well as a couple of shady characters who seem to be interested in Duke's new plans for a robot-controlled pilotless flight system.
—Jimmy L.