Be a Little Sport

Gerald Faulkner, a wiry tin‑can salesman with a penchant for dreaming beyond his modest trade, becomes hopelessly enamoured with Carlotta La Mere, a luminous chorus girl whose stage presence eclipses even the most flamboyant of vaudeville spectacles. Their flirtation, initially a series of stolen glances and whispered promises in smoky backstage corridors, blossoms into a full‑blown romance that threatens to upend Gerald’s carefully calibrated existence. When his affluent uncle, the imperious Dunley, arrives with a proposition that could catapult Gerald into financial security—a hundred‑thousand‑dollar windfall contingent upon his marriage by the following Saturday—Gerald seizes the opportunity, convinced that love and wealth can finally converge. He rushes to Carlotta, presenting a ring that glints with both desperation and hope; she, swayed by affection and the allure of a stable future, consents. Yet, on the eve of their nuptials, Carlotta, plagued by lingering doubts and a sudden, inexplicable yearning for artistic autonomy, implores Gerald to defer the ceremony. This request ignites a cascade of misunderstandings, meddling relatives, and the ever‑present specter of Dunley’s merciless deadline, thrusting the couple into a labyrinth of emotional turbulence and societal expectations. As the clock ticks, Gerald must navigate the treacherous terrain between genuine devotion and the seductive promise of wealth, while Carlotta grapples with the paradox of love that demands surrender of her own aspirations. The film unfurls a tapestry of comedic mishaps, heartfelt confessions, and the ultimate question: can true affection survive when shackled to a monetary ultimatum?