Summary
In a scathing critique of societal expectations, Kitty Shayne, a vivacious and charismatic socialite, navigates the complexities of relationships and identity. Her life as a 'cut-up' is marked by a string of failed romances, as men consistently opt for more subdued partners. Seeking a solution, Kitty relocates to a distant town to live with an aunt, adopting a more demure persona in an attempt to secure a husband. Her plans are set in motion when she meets Russell Baldwin, a proper young man averse to 'jazz babies.' As their engagement progresses, Kitty's future mother-in-law, Mrs. Baldwin, hosts a celebration party. However, the event's dullness prompts Kitty to take drastic measures, reviving her former self to salvage the evening and, in doing so, risks her romance. A heart-to-heart conversation subsequently reconciles Russell and Kitty, as she elucidates her actions were motivated by a desire to please his mother.
Synopsis
Kitty Shayne, a cut-up who is the life of every party she attends, discovers that the men in her life invariably pass her up in order to marry timid and retiring girls. Kitty then goes to live with an aunt in a distant town, assuming there the role of a modest young woman in order to find herself a husband. She soon meets and falls in love with Russell Baldwin, a proper young man who hates jazz babies. When she and Russell become engaged, Mrs. Baldwin gives a party to celebrate the occasion, but the affair is a dull one until Kitty risks her romance to save her future mother-in-law from the heartbreak of social embarrassment; Kitty once again becomes the life of the party, and Mrs. Baldwin's gathering becomes an instant success. Russell is disgusted with Kitty until she explains that she became gay only to please his mother. Russell and Kitty are reconciled.
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