An eminent, slightly eccentric theatrical clan are as flamboyant offstage as they are on. Real-life family drama occurs when the grand matriarch learns that her daughter and granddaughter may both be giving up the stage for marriage.
When acerbic critic Sheridan Whiteside slips on the front steps of a provincial Ohio businessman's home and breaks his hip, he and his entourage take over the house indefinitely.
Hattie Maloney runs a saloon in Panama where people congregate, singing and dancing to Cole Porter numbers. An upper class gentleman arrives and sparks fly between him and Hattie. They try to overcome complications between songs.