Four aspiring musical actresses – Carol, Trixie, Polly and Fay – are struggling to make a living on Broadway in the midst of the Great Depression. When producer Barney Hopkins has the idea of creating a show about the Depression, the girls team up with newly-discovered songwriter Brad Roberts to make it happen. But Brad is not who he seems.

A widow and her housekeeper go into business together but almost lose their daughters.

A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.