Professor Brookfield along with daughters Peggy and Susan move to small town Pasadena, California. Their new neighbor Mrs. Fielding helps them move in, and urges the girls to participate in the annual Rose Bowl beauty pageant. Meanwhile Mrs. Fielding's son Tom makes eyes at Peggy but she's smitten with a famous football star so she tries to redirect his interest to Susan.
Diana Lynn
as Peggy Brookfield
Charles Coburn
as Professor Brookfield
Charlotte Greenwood
as Mrs. Emilia Fielding
Barbara Lawrence
as Susan Brookfield
Charles Drake
as Tom Fielding
Rock Hudson
as Johnny "Scat" Mitchell
Connie Gilchrist
as Miss Zim, the Nurse
Griff Barnett
as Dr. Philip Wilcox
James Todd
as Mr. Gardiner
Jerome Cowan
as Fred Collins
Charles Trowbridge
as Dean William Stockwell
Ellen Corby
as Mrs. Privet, the Librarian
