A blundering rookie reporter runs into some unexpected difficulty when he is assigned to cover the police beat.

The Idol of Paris is based on Paiva, Queen of Love, a novel by Alfred Schirokauer. Set in the mid-19th century, the film traces the rags-to-riches story of a girl named Theresa. Sleeping her way to the top, she becomes a highly sought-after Parisian courtesan, one worthy of the attentions of the Emperor Napoleon. But Theresa has no time for the Emperor, not with such virile lovers as Hertz around and about.

An absent minded professor invents a pen that will explode on the sound of bells, then leaves it in a taxi

American airman loves English girl whose father refuses permission for their marriage out of hatred for all Yankees.

A Soundie with The Mellowaires.