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