Spoiled film star Mavis Arden (West) makes a personal appearance in Washington DC to open her new film Drifting Lady, and reconnect with prominent politician Francis X. Harrigan. Her fed-up publicity agent Morgan is tasked with the job of keeping Mavis single, as specified in her Hollywood contract; he sabotages their rooftop meeting. On the way to Harrisburg Mavis' car breaks down, forcing her to stay at Mrs. Struther's boarding house and Inn. Everybody's excited, especially waitress Gladys, to have such a glorious guest. But young Joyce Struthers is crestfallen when Mavis sets her sights on garage mechanic and inventor Bud Norton (Randolph Scott), the most beautiful man she's ever seen. Wise Aunt Kate Barnaby advises Joyce to fight back, but how can the country girl compete with Hollywood glamour? Morgan has to use every trick he knows to break this one up, even insinuating that Bud has Joyce "in the family way."