Van Johnson (1916–2008) was an American film, television theatre and radio actor, singer, and dancer. He was a major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during and after World War II.
Anne Elliot is a spinster, who years earlier became engaged with Frederick Wentworth, a man of a lower social standing who her family forced her to give up. Years later, they reunite, and the possibility of them resuming their romance develops.