Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are rival trumpeters with the Perennials, a college band, and both men are still attending college by failing their exams seven years in a row. In the midst of a performance, Danny spies Ellen Miller who ends up being made band manager. Both men compete for her affections while trying to get the other one fired.
Fred Astaire
as Danny O'Neill
Paulette Goddard
as Ellen Miller
Artie Shaw
as Himself
Charles Butterworth
as J. Lester Chisholm
Burgess Meredith
as Hank Taylor
Frank Melton
as Stu
Jimmy Conlin
as Mr. Dunn
Don Brodie
as Clerk
Marjorie Kane
as Secretary
Joan Barclay
as Receptionist
Willa Pearl Curtis
as Scrubwoman
Phil Arnold
as Shaw's First Manager (uncredited)
