Eddie Garr

Eddie Willis (Humphrey Bogart), un veterano periodista, es contratado como agente de prensa por Nick Benko (Rod Steiger), un hombre sin escrúpulos, para que consiga hacer popular a Toro Moreno, un gigantesco pero torpe aspirante a boxeador, a quien hacen creer que es un gran campeón a base de amañar sus combates.

Following a live orchestra opening, emcee Eddie Garr greets the audience and tells them about his trip to Los Angeles, where out-of-work actors are always 'acting' while in their service-industry jobs. What follows is a cavalcade of wild and wacky performances.

Peggy Martin (Marilyn Monroe) y su madre Mae (Adele Jergens), son coristas en un salón de variedades donde no faltan las invitaciones de improcedentes hombres adinerados que buscan pasar el rato con las bellas chicas. Pero Mae no quiere que su hija sea como las más frívolas entre el grupo, aunque Peggy se resiente por su soledad. Entonces llegará el día en que un serio pretendiente buscará llegar a su corazón.

A narrator provides very brief info on the beginnings and history of Vaudeville while Vaudeville acts are staged by impersonators and contemporary performers.

In this drama, an immigrant barber becomes a US citizen and works hard to uphold his ideals of personal freedom and rights. He is a total supporter of the system, and when he is held-up, decides to reform the criminal by feeding him and finding him work. Later, a local politician attempts to tell people how to vote, but the barber is not swayed and becomes an example to others in his neighborhood.

Two strip Technicolor short film. While the film is considered lost, the Library of Congress has acquired a musical sequence from the film.