Monte Carlo 1930 Minutes before her wedding to Duke Otto Von Seibenheim, Countess Helene Mara flees, on a whim, to Monte Carlo, where she hopes her luck will save her poor financial state There, Count Rudolph Farriere is taken by her beauty, but she rebuffs him, not even looking at him Assuming the guise of a hairdresser, he finally succeeds in seeing her, night and morning Sparks fly, and love ensues but can she love a lowly hairdresser As her finances worsen though, the Duke arrives, and his money and social status seem even more enticing Shunning Rudolph, will her story follow the operatic unhappy ending, or can she have it all