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wealthy Mrs. Mathilda Prentiss, her sullen daughter Ann, and playboy son
Humbolt are vacationing at a luxurious summer resort, where they are joined
by Ann's fiancée, T. Mosley Thorpe, an eccentric, middle-aged millionaire
who is writing a monograph on snuffboxes. Ann is getting no attention
from Mosley and convinces her mother to hire Dick Curtis, the hotel's
handsome and youthful desk clerk, to escort her for the summer. Dick
hesitates, but his fiancée, Arlene Davis, encourages him to accept the job.
With Dick's help, Ann buys a new wardrobe and jewels and gets
a new coiffure, transforming herself into a lovely young woman.
Meanwhile, Humbolt has discovered Arlene's charms, and Mrs. Prentiss has
hired an impresario named Nicoleff to direct her annual charity show.
The parsimonious Mrs. Prentiss wants to cut corners on the production, but Nicoleff, along with Schultz, his set decorator, Louis Lamson, the hotel
manager, and Betty Hawes, the hotel stenographer, are plotting to make a big
profit at the wealthy woman's expense.
Betty, who has been taking
dictation for Mosley, is also scheming to blackmail the befuddled writer, by
suggesting he use her name in the lyrics for a love song. When she
addresses a copy to herself, it reads like a proposal.
By the time the show goes on, Ann and Dick are in love,
Arlene has married Humbolt and Mrs. Prentiss discovers Mosley's entanglement
with Betty, who is suing him for breach of promise. The lavish musical
is a hit, but has cost Mrs. Prentiss a small fortune. Finally, Ann
defies her mother and marries Dick. |
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