Behold in this film the Uplifter, a peculiarity of the human species, quite convinced that all that is, is wrong. Forth to the uplift he minds everybody's business but his own, until that business is as clean, pure and spotless as himself. Verily in these later days is there no school of art named, "Minding One's Business."

　　二战时期，迪克西·杜根为支援战争，当起出租车司机，却因车技糟糕撞了富商罗杰·哈德森的车。罗杰是政府“一美元公仆”，负责战时女性动员工作，为赶广播直播，他替迪克西担责。迪克西一心报国，参加公务员考试后成了罗杰的秘书。为打发她，罗杰让她调研女性参与军工生产的障碍，没想到调研成果极具价值，迪克西成了英雄，还和罗杰一起前往英国开展同类调查。她一边要应对军火厂工作的未婚夫催婚，一边在战时贡献中找到自我，闹出一连串轻松搞笑的故事 。