Maxine Brown

The west is the stamping ground for Paul Temple and his thespian associates. He is talking with his sweetheart, Jane Dinsmore, as Alice Robinson, Jane's intimate friend, enters with a letter from an erstwhile associate, advising her to go to New York and accept a place in the chorus. A word from Temple, and Alice has made up her mind. She leaves for New York. Temple and Jane have been married some time and are living unhappily, apart from the old folks. The former's reputation as a heavy actor is wide, but drink has degraded him. Subsequently, Jane dies, due to Temple's abuse of her.

The romantic escapades of two couples at the beach form the framing story for four animated cartoons.

Jack goes from business to business, trying to sell ad space in his newspaper. At each stop he catches the boss in a compromising position with a secretary. He writes an editorial about the practice, hinting that he could expose prominent businessmen. Suddenly everyone wants to buy ads in his paper.

Maggie est convaincue que son seul atout dans la vie réside dans son art d'aimanter le sexe opposé. Dyslexique et certaine de n'avoir aucune aptitude intellectuelle, elle a toujours privilégié le maquillage aux livres. Sa principale qualité : savoir toujours dénicher la tenue idéale pour n'importe quelle occasion. Rose est en revanche une brillante avocate officiant dans un prestigieux cabinet de Philadelphie. Mais cette grande bosseuse a un point faible : son corps et ses incessantes variations de poids qui l'ont poussé depuis longtemps à renoncer à toute sorte de vie amoureuse. Son unique réconfort : les chaussures, car contrairement aux vêtements, elles lui vont toujours bien. Tout oppose les deux sœurs, dont l'unique point commun est la pointure. Après un violent clash, les deux sœurs vont peu à peu se rapprocher...