This witty World War II comedy centers on a luxury hotel in North Africa owned by Emad (Ustinov), who wants to flee. But his fiancée, the luscious Yasmin (Yvonne de Carlo), insists they stay. As their desert oasis is occupied by a succession of armies from the Italian, English, French, and German sides, Yasmin must charm the leaders of each of the troops with her beauty, wit, and seductive charm. Finally the war ends and Emad has Yasmin to himself…and then the Americans arrive.