Pretty Melinda Howard has been abroad singing with a musical troupe. She decides to return home to surprise her mother whom she thinks is a successful Broadway star with a mansion in Manhattan. She doesn't know that her mother is actually a burnt-out cabaret singer with a love for whiskey. When she arrives at the mansion, she is taken in by the two servants who are friends of her mother's. The house actually belongs to Adolph Hubbell, a kind-hearted Broadway producer who also gets drawn into the charade. Hubbell takes a shine to Melinda and agrees to star her in his next show. Melinda also finds romance with a handsome hoofer who's also in the show. All is going well for Melinda except that she wants to see her mother who keeps putting off their reunion.
Doris Day
as Melinda Howard
Gene Nelson
as Tom Farnham
S.Z. Sakall
as Adolph Hubbell
Billy De Wolfe
as Lefty Mack
Gladys George
as Jessica Howard
Florence Bates
as Mrs. Anna Hubbell
Anne Triola
as Gloria Davis
Hanley Stafford
as George Ferndel - Producer
Murray Alper
as Joe, Bartender at Three O'Clock Club (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Charles Williams
as Reporter (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
as Party Guest (uncredited)
