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Gaylord Esterbrook, a naive young playwright
from Redfield, Minnesota, is summoned to New York by the producers of his
play to do some rewrites. However, when producer Richard Benson's
butler says no to the project, Benson withdraws his backing and star Linda
Paige, who is attracted to the innocent young writer, rallies the cast to
perform on a cooperative basis. On the night of the play's successful
premiere, Linda proposes to Gay, thus inaugurating a successful personal and
professional union.
Four years and four comedies later, Gay is
stumped for an idea for a new play when he meets Amanda Swift, the
man-hunting wife of successful financier Philo Swift. After Amanda
convinces him that he has been wasting his talent on comedy and should be
working on tragedy instead, Gay begins spending more and more time with his
"inspiration" and less and less time with his wife. Finally, amidst
recriminations, the Esterbrook marriage fails with a much publicized partner
swap: Linda will marry Philo, while Gay marries Amanda.
On the opening night of Gay's "masterpiece," the
only tragedy in the theater is the audience's vehement reaction to the play,
causing Amanda to hastily abandon her playwright. Meanwhile, Philo's
contempt for Gay's naiveté forces Linda to realize that she still loves the
innocent from Minnesota, and the two are reconciled. |
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