Gregory La Cava captures the drama in Edna Ferber's famous play about the heartaches reaped under the lights of Broadway. Socialite Terry Randall (Katharine Hepburn) is determined to make a go of her stage career without the help of her family and upper-crust peers. She moves into a boardinghouse filled with wanna-bes just like her, but her father just can't keep himself from giving her a boost, which may end up hurting more than helping.