"I Love A Soldier" tries to combine a serious theme with a light, humorous treatment and leaves the moviegoer somewhere in the middle, wondering whether to laugh or cry.

Paulette Goddard, who welds by day and kisses the boys goodby at night, determines not to get married during wartime. She spends her evenings dancing and ferry-riding with lonely soldiers until Sonny Tufts, straight from "So Proudly We Hail," comes along and breaks down her resistance.

"I Love A Soldier" rolls along on its aimless way in the same manner as a hundred other mediocre movies. The most striking characterization is that of the street car conductor, played by Barry Fitzgerald, who remains calm through rain, shine, and traffic jams.

Pathos is supplied when one of Tufts' buddies gets killed in action and another comes home blind, but most of the way the movie tries to be funny, without too much success.