Judy Alvin (Martha Tilton) wants to be a singer. All she needs is a break. She has a room at Mrs. Blodgett's Theatrical Boarding House where her friend, Marge O'Day (Iris Adrian) also lives. Also around are a magician, acrobats, specialty acts and a chicken named Mary...the usual crowd at a boarding house. There's also Phoebe Forbes, with a southern accent as shaky as her high notes. She's determined to be a singer, too. Well, demonstration records are made, auditions are taken, Phoebe's singing is mistaken for Judy's, Benny Jackson (as in Benny Goodman, get it?), an orchestra leader about to open a new show, gets confused, his double-talk speaking side-kick doesn't help. After approximately 65 minutes, things start to sort themselves out. There is a happy ending onstage for Judy and Benny, and Phoebe winds up in the magicians box for sawing in two.
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