Ann Corcoran

Emery Slade was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood in 1932, but by 1949 his career has hit the skids. Fortunately, he is able to convince studio head Melville Crossman to cast him in the adaptation of a hit Broadway show. Crossman has one condition: Slade must travel to New York and convince the female star of the stage production to join the film. Slade goes, but, when he eyes the winsome Julie Clarke, he hatches a different scheme.

A young husband becomes a game-show participant in the hopes of winning the cash to pay his pregnant wife's doctor.

Ex-con Red O'Hara becomes a daring news photographer, but his old ways get him into trouble.