Judy O'Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles, a brash mantrap who leaves the struggling troupe for a career in burlesque. When the company disbands, Bubbles gives Judy a thankless job as her stooge. The two eventually clash when both fall for the same man.

A romance develops between a happily married middle-aged British politician and an adventurous young aviatrix.

A chic jewel thief in England falls in love with one of her marks.

Harriet, Walter Craig's wife, is an upper-class woman obsessed with control, material possessions and social status whose behavior makes difficult her relationship with domestic service and family members.

A poor singer in a bar masquerades as a rich society woman thanks to a rich benefactor.