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Beverly Boyer is a thrifty housewife living contentedly with
her gynecologist husband, Gerald, and their two small children. One
evening while dining at the home of Mrs. Evelyn Fraleigh, one of Gerald's
patients, Beverly comments on the fine qualities of "Happy Soap," a product
manufactured by Evelyn's father-in-law, Tom Fraleigh. The old man is
so impressed by Beverly's enthusiasm that he hires her to do soap
commercials on his television show.
After an unfortunate start, Beverly's honesty and sincerity
wins praise from both viewers and critics. Elated, old Fraleigh signs
her to an $80,000 contract. Now a public celebrity, Beverly is forced
to spend more and more time away from home; and trouble erupts at the Boyer
household. The final blowup comes when Gerald accidentally drives his
car into a swimming pool that had been installed in his backyard that
afternoon. Outraged, he kicks cartons of "Happy Soap" into the pool
and by morning the house is surrounded by soapsuds.
After consulting a psychiatrist, he decides to get even with
Beverly by pretending also to be too busy to spend time at home. His
scheme works, and Beverly becomes so frantic that she forgets the name of
the soap she advertises. The couple are reunited in the back seat of
the Fraleighs' Rolls-Royce, and there Gerald delivers Evelyn's baby during a
traffic jam. Beverly decides to quit her job and return to her role as
wife and mother. |
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