a new york bank clerk,mollie truesdale (jean arthur),in the late 1930s,finds that her cherished dream of making a 17-day all-expenses-paid bus trip to the pacific coast and back,isn't all she thought it would be...until she reaches oregon and a bucking broncho tosses a rodeo performer on top of her and knocks her flat. duke hudkins (john wayne),by way of apology,shows her ...