 Reporter  Stew  Smith meets beautiful Ann Schuyler, a rich socialite, while covering the story of a scandal involving Ann s family. Ann takes a liking to the wisecracking Smith and the couple eventually elope. Stew s roots as a street smart reporter don t prepare him well for mixing with Ann s high society friends and he starts spending more time with his  pal , female reporter Gallagher. Everything comes to a head when Ann and her family return home to their mansion one evening and find that Stew has invited all his  pals  over for an impromptu drinking party.