Judge William "Billy" Priest lives in a very patriotic (Confederate) southern town. Priest plays a laid-back, widowed judge who helps uphold the law in his toughest court case yet. In the meantime, he plays matchmaker for his young nephew.
Brown Derby waitress Mary Evans befriends seldom-sober director Max Carey and is soon in the big-time. She hooks Eastern millionaire Lonnie Borden, but he soon tires of the Hollywood lifestyle and of playing second fiddle to a star. Carey looks on with interest--when he can see straight.