Expensive Husbands

Unable to find opportunities back home, Laurine Lynne travels to Europe hoping to secure employment in a more welcoming market. The trip marks a fresh start for her career and sets the stage for a sequence of dramatic changes in her life.

Laurine arrives with star power, making a vivid entrance at a grand Viennese hotel. Rupert, one of the hotel’s waiters, is instantly taken with her and insists on serving her dinner, though he later inflames her when he questions the depth of her love life based on her screen performances.

Joe Craig, Laurine's press agent, explains that a rival actress with a title has landed the role Laurine wanted. He suggests that Laurine secure a marriage of convenience to boost her career, planting the seed for a strategic romance.

Taking Joe's advice, Laurine advertises for a marriage of convenience to help her image. Unbeknownst to her, Rupert—the impoverished prince—answers the ad, gathering an unexpected opportunity for himself.

Both discover the others' true identities and still decide to marry, moved by their attraction despite doubts about motive. They proceed with the union, convinced the arrangement could benefit both, even as suspicions linger.

The newlyweds spend their honeymoon night in Rupert's ancestral hotel, where Laurine hopes her husband will join her in a genuine partnership. Rupert, however, is repelled by her determination to return to Hollywood, and he leaves in the middle of the night.

The next morning Joe reports that Laurine has been signed to a new picture and that reviews are promising. The press begins insisting on meeting the prince, heightening the public tension around their marriage.

At a press conference, Laurine proclaims that she and her husband are madly in love, but Rupert suddenly appears and hints that her love scenes have improved. Before he can explain, Laurine accuses him of returning for her money, escalating their misunderstanding.

Rupert decides to 'punish' Laurine by spending lavishly, only to reveal that he is depositing the same amount into her bank account. He explains that a will required him to earn a certain sum to inherit, and his earned wealth now gives him real independence.

He tells Laurine that he is returning to Vienna and begs her to give up her career to be his wife. Although she initially refuses, the longing for a genuine union changes her mind over time.

Some time later, Laurine goes to Rupert's home, prepared to be his wife and leave Hollywood behind. The decision signals a new life away from the glare of stardom and toward a shared future.

With the marriage realigned as a true partnership, Laurine and Rupert embark on their life together, replacing doubts with commitment. The story closes on their reconciliation, suggesting that love can outgrow ambition.