

Joe Davis Sr., headliner at a big nightclub, is visited by medical student son Joe Jr., who to Dad's chagrin wants to be a crooner, and soon comes between Dad and his girlfriend Claire. So glamorous dancer Bonnie is enlisted to distract Junior. Which does Bonnie want more, the fur coat or true love? Plot is a framework for numerous Ziegfeld style stage productions.
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Cast

Betty Grable
Bonnie Collins

Dick Haymes
Joe Davis, Jr.

Phil Silvers
Blinkie Miller

William Gaxton
Joe Davis Sr.

Beatrice Kay
Claire Williams

Carmen Cavallaro
Himself (pianist)
Willie Solar
Double-Talking Singer Comedian

Margaret Dumont
Mrs. Standish

Gladys Gale
Chorine (uncredited)

Virginia Walker
Chorine (uncredited)
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