Man (uncredited)
Мать одиночка Конни, растит шестилетнего сына и работает коммерческим шпионом - ходит по магазинам, покупает, меняет, ради изучения спроса. Однажды под рождество Конни покупает детскую железную дорогу с целью сдать её на следующее утро. Симпатичный продавец, выслушав её слезливую историю, оформляет ей возврат товара и теряет работу. Таким образом Конни и Стив знакомятся и проводят почти весь день вместе. Конни почти забыла, что ответила согласием своему жениху Карлу, выйти за него замуж на новый год, но до него остаётся еще целых пять дней. Стив же, прекрасно ладящий с детьми, находит в лице Тимми, сына Конни, своего самого большого друга.
Cocktail Waiter (uncredited)
Bookkeeper Sam Wilson learns from his boss, Malcolm Jarvis, that he is losing his job because the company is closing down. Jarvis then makes a strange proposition, saying he intends to commit suicide but wants Sam to make it look like a murder, in order for his wife and son to inherit Jarvis's life insurance. Sam declines, but when he goes to see Jarvis and finds his dead body, he reluctantly goes along with the scheme.
Choreographer
Suave amateur detective Tom Lawrence--aka Michael Arlen's literary hero The Falcon--arrives in Hollywood for some rest and relaxation, only to find himself involved in the murder of a movie actor. There's no shortage of suspects: the costume designer to whom he was married, a tyrannical director, a beautiful young French starlet, a Shakespeare-quoting producer, even a New York gangster. Helping The Falcon solve the crime is a cute, wise-cracking cab driver and a pair of bumbling cops.
Dancer in San Marcos (uncredited)
Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve: a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1-million if Steve does not marry his fiancée, Cynthia. The upcoming marriage is jeopardized by Steve's ex-girlfriend, Mickey, and Cynthia's disapproving Aunt Kitty. The policy is underwritten by a nightclub owner, Roscoe, who sends two enforcers - Abbott and Costello - to ensure that the wedding occurs as planned.
Soldier (uncredited)
Secret Service agents try to solve the theft of treasury banknote plates.
