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American
entertainer Jack Martin and his French girlfriend Colette are performing in
the Cote d'Azure nightclub on the Riviera when the audience rushes out to
watch a television broadcast of the landing of famed aviator Capitaine Henri
Duran. Duran, who is also well known for his romantic escapades, is
greeted by his lovely and patient wife Lilli, and his two partners, Philippe
Labrix and Louis Forel. Jack is stunned by his uncanny resemblance to
Duran and, soon after, when nightclub owner Capeaux threatens to fire him
unless he comes up with a sensational new act, Jack decides to perform an
impersonation of Duran.
Lilli, Duran, Philippe and Louis attend the opening of Jack's
new act, and Duran is entertained by Jack's portrayal of him as a
world-renowned woman chaser. When he goes backstage to congratulate
Jack, Duran meets Colette and, charmed by her beauty, invites her to an
upcoming reception at his house. Meanwhile, Jack goes to the bar,
where he meets Lilli and Louis. Lilli is amused as Jack flirts with
her and, after she leaves, Colette throws her purse at the infatuated Jack.
Later, Philippe and Louis see Lilli chatting with Felix
Periton, Duran's chief rival and the proposed buyer of fifty of his new
planes. Periton, who is aware that Duran is having financial
difficulties, is delaying signing the contract for the planes in order to
force Duran into bankruptcy. Unaware of her husband's problems, Lilli
invites Periton to the reception, which is to be held that evening.
Louis and Philippe are horrified by the situation, especially when they
discover that Duran has left for London to ask a friend for a loan.
Desperate to hide Duran's absence from Periton, Louis and Philippe hire Jack
to impersonate the aviator at the reception. Jack agrees, although he
insists that Lilli not be told of the impersonation so that he will not
develop stage fright. Without Jack's knowledge, Louis and Philippe do
tell Lilli about the charade, and she is so amused that she plays along.
Periton tries to involve Jack in a business talk, but Louis and Philippe
rescue him by lying that he has received an urgent call from the Air
Ministry.
Meanwhile,
Colette, furious that Jack is missing, decides to attend Duran's reception
in order to make Jack jealous. Upon her arrival, however, Colette sees
the nearsighted Jack's glasses in his tuxedo pocket and realizes that he is
not Duran. Colette then reveals that Capeaux has arranged for their
performance that evening to be broadcast on television, and Jack eagerly
makes his excuses to Lilli and promises to return shortly. As Jack is
leaving, however, Duran returns home and sees him. Duran deduces that
Jack has been impersonating him at the reception and watches Jack's
television performance with a nervous Louis and Philippe.
Despite Colette's warning that she will end their
relationship if he returns to Lilli, Jack rushes back to the Duran home.
There, he is ambushed by Periton, who insists on learning the details of his
conversation with the Air Ministry. Duran and his partners anxiously
await the results of Periton and Jack's "negotiations," but Periton leaves
without revealing the details. Duran, worried that Lilli is enamoured
of Jack, does not tell her that he has switched places with his double.
Unknown to Duran, Lilli was aware of his subterfuge.
The next morning, when Duran tells Louis and Philippe that he
spent a romantic night with his wife when she thought he was Jack, Louis and
Philippe assure Duran that Lilli was only trying to teach him a lesson.
Their debate is interrupted by the arrival of Periton, who pays Duran thirty
billion francs for his planes. Although he is thrilled by Jack's
accidental business success, Duran concocts an elaborate lie to convince
Lilli that she spent the night with Jack. Lilli is mortified by the
thought that she inadvertently betrayed her husband but, when Jack stops by
the Duran home to retrieve his clothes, she learns the truth. Lilli
asks Jack to make Duran jealous, but Jack instead tells Duran that he should
end his womanizing and pay more attention to Lilli, who is devoted to him.
Duran takes Jack's advice, and later, goes with Lilli to the nightclub to
watch Jack perform. Duran has also persuaded Colette to reunite with
Jack, and she blows a kiss to Jack as he sings. |
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