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After learning that his boss at Los Angeles' Victory
Aircraft has convinced the War Department to reject his flyer's commission, test
pilot Brian B. "Breezy" McLaughlin makes an angry phone call while dining at the
Propeller Club. Breezy's loud conversation annoys entertainer Maisie
Ravier, who is onstage, trying to coax partner Horatio Curley's trained dogs to
perform tricks. Breezy then drops his steak on the floor, prompting all of
the dogs to abandon the stage. The hungry dogs fight over the meat, and
chaos ensues.
Later, Breezy, Horatio and Maisie appear before a
judge, who rules that, as long as Breezy is willing to help Horatio get a job at
Victory, all charges against them will be dropped. Although Horatio is
excited about his new job, he expresses concern for Maisie, who joined his act
back East in order to travel to California and become a defense plant worker.
When Breezy insinuates that sexy Maisie is ill-suited to factory work, Maisie
vows to prove him wrong.
The next day, Maisie passes the factory's
application test, but is in danger of losing her chance because she has no birth
certificate. Anxious to help his former partner, Horatio signs an
affidavit on her behalf, stating falsely that he has known Maisie since
childhood. Maisie is hired for the plant's swing shift and, impressed by
her determination, Breezy helps her secure a room at Maw Lustvogel's crowded
boardinghouse.
As part of her deal with Maw, Maisie agrees to take
a roommate and, consequently, when she discovers her distraught neighbor, Iris
Reed, apparently trying to kill herself, Maisie suggests that Iris move in with
her. Iris, a failed actress, protests that she is broke, but Maisie
assures her that she can find work at Victory. Maisie then begs Breezy to invite
her new roommate along on their first date. Breezy at first refuses, but
when he catches a glimpse of the attractive Iris, he changes his mind, and the
threesome enjoy an evening of bowling together.
The next morning, as Iris hunts for her own birth
certificate, Maisie reveals how she tricked her way into her job. Iris is
hired at the plant but, unlike Maisie, has trouble learning her assigned tasks.
Seeing Iris exhausted, Maisie insists that she stay home instead of accompanying
her on a date with Breezy. Breezy makes another date with Iris, then is
forced to cancel his plans with Maisie because of work. By the end of
their next date, Breezy and Iris have fallen in love and are engaged.
Breezy then learns that his commission has come
through and tells a stunned Maisie that he and Iris are marrying as soon as his
training is over. Although Maisie wishes the couple well and promises to
take care of Iris during Breezy's absence, she is heartbroken. Taking her
vow to heart, Maisie enrolls Iris in every club at the plant, but is dismayed to
discover that her roommate is a shameless flirt. Maisie is even forced to
ask her acrobat friends, the German Schmitt Brothers, to tie up Iris "like a
pretzel" to keep her from going out with a stranger.
Later, Iris is fired for flaunting the plant's
safety rules and causing an accident. Seeing an opportunity to rid herself
of Maisie, Iris calls Breezy at his camp and asks that he wire her money, then
makes a date with Judd Evans, a womanizing clerk. After a seemingly
distressed Iris tells Maisie that, because she is broke, she is moving out, she
leaves with Judd. Maisie finally deduces Iris' duplicity when Breezy calls
the boardinghouse and reveals that he wired Iris one hundred dollars.
Determined to prevent Iris from further hoodwinking Breezy, Maisie finds her at
Judd's apartment and threatens to expose her infidelities unless she breaks her
engagement to Breezy, who is planning to fly to Los Angeles the next morning on
a one-day leave and marry Iris in Arizona. Although Iris agrees to
Maisie's demands, the next morning she notifies the plant authorities about
Maisie's application lie.
While Maisie is taken in for questioning, Iris meets
Breezy at the airport as planned and heads for Arizona with him. Unable to
convince the investigators that she is not a saboteur, Maisie decides to
implicate Iris and Breezy as her Nazi accomplices so that they will be stopped
by the police. When the police tell a confused Breezy about Maisie's
accusation, Breezy insists on returning to Los Angeles to help her. Iris'
cold indifference to Maisie shocks Breezy, and he breaks their engagement.
Once cleared of all charges, Maisie settles the
score with Iris, who ends up with a trash can on her head. Despite
Breezy's apologies and confession of love, Maisie refuses to marry him.
Later, however, Maisie confesses to a group of pilots who have come to the
boardinghouse that she is in love with another pilot and is delighted when
Breezy pops up to embrace her.
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