Charming photographer Bill Shelby (David Niven) is attracted to bestselling author Dorinda Hatch the minute he walks through her front door to shoot her for the cover of a national magazine. Shocked to find such a young and beautiful female behind her cynical book about the "dangers" of men, Bill is not sure how to pursue her.
Exhausting all of his masculine tricks to soften Dorinda's unromantic ways, he finally gives up and turns to another woman. The tables are turned for Dorinda when Bill discovers that jealousy is the secret to her affections.
The list of David Niven's famous performances is impressive, including Wuthering Heights (1939), Stairway To Heaven (1946), The Prisoner Of Zenda (1937), Gunga Din (1939), Dodsworth (1936), Mutiny On The Bounty (1935) and many others. The Lady Says No is one of his lesser known films which also features Francis Bavier ("The Andy Griffith Show"'s much-loved Aunt Bee) as Dorinda's quietly domineering Aunt Alice.