故事聚焦被古典音乐笼罩着的小咖啡馆里的客人们。金敏喜扮演经常坐在窗边位置的常客，她不断地从身边发生的事情及对话中获得灵感、寻找线索，有时她甚至主动地进行对话。Loosely based on Kathryn Forbes' book -Mama's Bank Account-, this film actually contains richer detail and more intricate character- izations. In turn-of-the-century San Francisco, young Katrina Hansen chronicles episodes of life with her extended family, who combine traditional Norwegian values with modern American ways. So successful that it became a popular radio show, and then a TV sitcom, both with Barbara BelGeddes and Irene Dunne from the film.江玫的酒店冷冷清清，一个食客都没有，这时一个老外――美国失业青年杰克被“口吕品”的店名所吸引进入酒店，被周丽误当成“大款”狠“宰”一刀，杰克无钱结帐，自愿留在店中打工“以身抵债”，有老外端盘子的“口吕品”顿时食客盈门，大“火”起来，正在江玫、周丽高兴时，刘星派公关经理凌小姐“挖”走了杰克，但杰克狠狠地敲了刘星一竹杠，回到了“口吕品”，原来他已经爱上了美丽聪颖的江玫，并和江玫、周丽一起开始了“出租老外”的业务，不甘心的刘星为他们设置了一道道的障碍，反而促成了“出租老外”的业务和杰克与江玫的情感发展。
