
DannyO'Neill(FredAstaire),andHankTaylor(BurgessMeredith)arefriendsandrivaltrumpeters,with"O'Neill'sPerennials",acollegeband.Bothofthemhavemanagedtoprolongtheircollegecareerbyfailingsevenyearsinarow.Ataperformance,EllenMiller(PauletteGoddard)catchesDannyandHank'seye.Sheservesthemacollectionnoticeforherboss,adebtcollector,butthefasttalkingO'NeillandTaylorsoonhaveherworkingforthemastheirmanager.<br/> TiredoflosinggigstothePerennials,ArtieShaw,playinghimself,comestowooEllenawaytobehisbookingmanager.ShetriestogetDannyandHankanauditionforShaw'sband,buttheirjealoushi-jinksgetthembothfired.<br/> EllentalksShawintolettingrichwannabeemusicianJ.LesterChisholm(CharlesButterworth)backaconcert.ItlookslikethejigisupwhenHankpretendstobeEllen'sjealoushusband,andthenherbrother.But,talkingfast,DannyandHankgetChisholmbackonboard,andareabletogetShawtoagreetoputDanny'ssongintotheshow.AlltheyhavetodoiskeepChisholmandhismandolin,whichhewantstoplayintheconcert,awayfromShawuntilaftertheshow;thesolutionissleepingpillstoknockChisolm,andincidentallyHank,out.<br/> ToEllen'srelief,Dannyfinallyactsprofessionally,arranginghisnumberfortheshow,whichShawsays"hasreallygrownupintosomethingspecial".HehandsthebatontoDanny,andhesuccessfullydance-conductshisowncomposition.







