El ingeniero Jeff Kincaid (Randolph Scott) debe construir una vía de tren a través de las montañas para unir Carson (Nevada) y Virginia City. El objetivo es proteger los envíos de oro y plata de Comstock Lode que, transportados en diligencia, sufren continuamente los ataques de los bandidos. (FILMAFFINITY)
Las estrellas cinematográficas Ruth Roman, Doris Day y Nell Wayne están actuando en San Francisco cuando conocen a los soldados Mike Nolan y Rick Williams. Dado que a su amigo le gusta Nell, Mike dice a las chicas que pronto partirán hacia Corea, sin contarles que en realidad son simplemente miembros de la tripulación de un avión que realiza una sencilla misión de transporte. Las chicas aceptan acompañarles hasta la base de Travis, donde Nell da un beso de despedida a Rick antes de que él y Mike despeguen. Su aparición causa verdadera sensación y, animadas por el recibimiento, Ruth y Doris planean volver otra vez.
Performances of three well-know compositions. An orchestra plays Flight of the Bumblebee. Carlos Ramírez sings The Donkey Serenade with a boy on penny whistle. Finally, Ramírez and Lucille Norman sing lyrics to Tales from the Vienna Woods. (This film appears in its entirety within MGM's short feature, "The Great Morgan")
Singer in 'Musical Masterpieces' (archive footage)
Frank Morgan is hired to put together a movie using odds and ends from the MGM vaults. He does so by splicing together a string of completely unrelated short subjects and musical numbers, interspersed with a repeated loop of a scene from some melodrama. (Contains in their entirety the shorts, "Musical Masterpieces," "Our Old Car," and "Badminton," as well as clips from other projects)
In this "Romance of Celluloid", MGM showcases performers whose careers are just starting. Excerpts from their recently released films are included. The narrator says that moviegoers will have to decide whether these fledgling actors and actresses have that certain quality that made superstars out of MGM players Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, and Lana Turner.
