Douglas Williams

1890, dans une petite ville de la Nouvelle Angleterre,l'entreprise familiale des pompes funèbres de Hinchley et Trumball connait de nombreux problèmes. Le fondateur, Amos Hinchley, est sénile, Trumbull, son partenaire alcoolique est marié à Amaryllis la fille d'Hinchley. Felix Gillie, l'assistant du terrible duo ne souhaite pas que son passé soit dévoilé. Pour garder son emploi et maintenir le société à flots, Félix va devoir créer des clients...

In this musical, a songwriter goes to court to claim the rights to his song that was stolen by an unscrupulous music publisher. He brings his girlfriend with him. Also going to court are the Jubilee singers, hillbillies, and some cowboys and Indians who demonstrate that the composer wrote his song by rearranging four folk tunes. He wins his song back and $50,000 in damages. Songs include: "Heading Home," "Roll Along Prairie Moon," "Tender Is the Night," "You're My Thrill," "I'm Bound for Heaven," and "The Army Band."

A French doctor sentenced for treason performs brain surgery on the prison commandant's daughter.

A futuristic rebel becomes a Humphrey Bogart character after watching repeated reruns of Casablanca.