Johnny Downs is a bandleader who wants to become a lawyer. Havenhurst Home for Ladies of the Stage is bankrupt, and the bank is shutting it down. The girls go to the racetrack and bet their last $40 on a horse that bucks off its jockey at the starting gate. The go to find Downs to help them out. He is in the courtroom of Edgar Kennedy. (Fans of The Falcon series of movies will remember him as the puppeteer in The Falcon Strikes Back.) He agrees to take their case, but admits, "As a lawyer, I'm a good musician."
Miss Spencer (Constance Moore) is the family member in charge of the case, but she admits there is no money to keep the home open. However, she invites them to stay for supper. However, the girls don't want to sponge off them. So they go to make a touch on an "ex" of Elizabeth (Hedda Hopper). The ex turns out to be William Demarest. He greets them joyfully and treats them to dinner. Then they go to the crap table in the back of the casino and win a bunch, but the joint gets raided. (In the meantime, Johnny and Constance are falling in love as they sing to each other.) Johnny represents the ladies at court - Kennedy's, naturally. He tells them that unless they can find support they go to the workhouse. Demarest lets them move in with him in his penthouse, but he is broke and owes a gambler thousands of dollars. The performers at the nightclub are in bad shape financially.
The old girls come up with the idea of re-opening the club. This is the excuse for a bunch of musical numbers as the rehearsals and grand opening transpire. Naturally, it is a huge success and everyone lives happily every after.
Edgar Kennedy
Downs and Moore
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