Marty, a butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother is unmarried at 34. Good-natured but socially awkward he faces constant badgering from family and friends to get married but has reluctantly resigned himself to bachelorhood. Marty meets Clara, an unattractive school teacher, realising their emotional connection, he promises to call but family and friends try to convince him not to.

En route to Normandy, an American and a British officer reminisce in flashback about their romances with the same woman.

A mechanic gets caught up with the mob when he falls for a gangster’s girlfriend.

Fighting men in World War II learn the value of courage and quickness at the risk of losing their lives.