Sabrina is the simple, naive daughter of Thomas Fairchild, a chauffeur who works for the wealthy Larrabee family. Linus Larrabee is a workaholic businessman. His younger brother David is a typical playboy who loves entertainment. Sabrina adores the charming David, but he does not take her seriously. To relieve her of the depression associated with her unrequited feelings, Thomas Fairchild sends Sabrina to France to attend a culinary school, where she meets Baron Fontanel. Returning home as a refined socialite, she immediately captivates David, who has forgotten about his engagement to Elizabeth Tyson, the heiress to a wealthy fortune, whose marriage would greatly strengthen the Larrabee family business. Sabrina ruins the plans of the pragmatic Linus, and he begins to court her himself.