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Radio announcer Buzz Fielding's girlfriend,
Dorothy Wyndham, bails him out of jail, where he landed after skipping
alimony payments to his three ex-wives, in time to board the S. S.
Gigantic for the race against the S. S. Colossal, to cross from
New York to Cherbourg in two and a half days.
T. Frothingill Bellows, president of the line that owns the Gigantic,
buys his accident-prone brother, S. B., a ticket on the Colossal.
S. B. delays boarding with a vigorous round of golf, using a motorized cart
that turns into a small plane which he eventually uses to land on the deck
of the Gigantic.
The ship is equipped with a special turbine
engine invented by Bob Hayes, but S. B. breaks it with his umbrella and then
refuses to allow its use, causing the ship to fall behind in the race.
Dorothy and Bob fall in love while he fixes the engine. Buzz announces
the ship's entertainment in radio broadcasts, while he and his three
ex-wives, eager for their alimony, anticipate winning the race and $50,000.
Grace, one of Buzz's ex-wives, diverts S. B.'s attentions from Bob while he
fixes the engine. Cleo, another ex-wife, reminisces with Buzz, and
they slowly rekindle their love.
S. B.'s daughter, Martha, also accident-prone,
is rescued at sea and wreaks havoc aboard the ship. Finally, Buzz
fixes the engine and the Gigantic speeds ahead, at one point with S.
B. at the helm. They win the race by a nose, and Buzz and Cleo happily
reunite, leaving Dorothy and Bob free to continue their romance. |
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