Few actors are awarded a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, but Marie Wilson was lucky enough to be honored with three - for film, television and her long-running role on radio's "My Friend Irma". Her combination of a bombshell figure and a sweet, goofy, everygal persona made her popular with audiences in daffy comedies like this one. Here, flaky waitress Jennie Jones (Wilson) who's come into a dubious inheritance from her grandfather gets swindled by some racetrack sharks (Allen Jenkins and Charley Foy). But even when Jennie's forced to go back to waiting tables, she gets the last laugh when her fortune reverses. Warner Brothers publicity department boasted about how Wilson's screen outfits were inspired by a focus group of waitresses brainstorming about what they'd most like to wear if they hit the big time.

By Violet LeVoit