Der Film spielt in den Dreißiger Jahren und dreht sich um zwei Musiker, einen Pianisten und einen Sänger. Rooster bekommt es mit Gangstern zu tun, die es auf seinen Club abgesehen haben, der Pianist Percival hingegen muß sich zwischen seiner großen Liebe und Verpflichtungen, die er gegenüber seinem Vater hat, entscheiden.
In her first Talkie, Joan Crawford plays Bingo, a jungle-raised oil heiress, who turns Manhattan upside down in her hunt for Andy McAllister, the man of her dreams. Unfortunately for Bingo, Andy is penniless and refuses to agree to the match until he can provide for the wild, rich girl. Andy's prideful position is more than encouraged by Bingo's Uncle Ben, who seeks to scuttle their love match.
A lame boy's uncle tries to rescue him from his over-protective parents.
At the end of 1952, with the best years of his career behind him, country music legend Hank Williams hires a local kid to drive him through the Appalachian countryside for a pair of New Years shows in West Virginia and Ohio.
This Pete Smith Specialty short showcases former heavyweight boxing champion Max Baer with various sparring partners in the ring. Slow motion is used to illustrate how Baer uses his skills.