 Perennial bachelor Gildersleeve (of radio fame) finally gets engaged to Mildred, then must leave for New York, ostensibly on a mission for druggist friend Peavey, but really to locate his niece Margie s erring beau Jimmy. Soon he s dodging three women: a golddigging blonde, his fiancée, and nutty Laura Chandler, the drug supplier Peavey needs to win over; slapstick is the order of the day.