After losing the man of her dreams (John Gilbert) due to the meddling of his disapproving father, Diana Merrick (Greta Garbo) reluctantly weds another admirer (Johnny Mack Brown). These dubious marital beginnings become even more questionable when her new husband takes his own life. Immediately, all eyes turn to Diana, and her free-spirited lifestyle is deemed his unofficial cause of death. Socially chastised, Diana decides to live up to her reputation and ventures on a series of foreign affairs, amorously globe hopping with dignitaries from London to Cairo.