Cary Grant, Nancy Carroll and Randolph Scott Star in the Pre-Code Classic Hot Saturday About Small-Town Gossip That Leads to Enormous Damage. When a Wealthy City Man, Romer Sheffield (Grant), Hosts a Party at His Summer Lake House, a Rumor Soon Starts That Ruth (Carroll), a Lovely Small-Town Girl, Spent the Night with Him. As Ruth Seeks Someone Who Will Believe Her Innocence, the Scandal Rocks Her Community, Forcing the Girl to Make a Desperate Decision That Will Change Her Life Forever.