Fred Astaire and Vera-Ellen star in this MGM Technicolor musical classic, with Astaire cast as a playboy who falls for mission worker Vera-Elle). To prove his worth to her. He goes to work, first as a streetcar conductor, then as a song-and-dance waiter at a fancy restaurant. While trying to resolve their differences, the stars perform dazzling dance routines to Johnny Mercer and Harry Warren's warmly nostalgic score.