Summary
In 'Kiss Papa,' a marriage teetering on the brink of dissolution finds an unlikely, and utterly farcical, lifeline in a substantial inheritance. Lige and Estelle, married for three years and thoroughly disenchanted, are on the cusp of separation when news arrives from Lige's late uncle's attorneys: a vast fortune awaits, provided a visiting representative finds them in a state of blissful matrimony. Unbeknownst to each other, both Lige and Estelle embark on parallel, desperate schemes to fabricate the perfect domestic tableau. Lige enlists his neighbor's wife, Nita, as a stand-in spouse and procures a circus midget to play their 'infant.' Simultaneously, Estelle, having also received the telegram, secures neighbor Clem as her temporary husband and another circus midget for her 'baby.' The comedy escalates into a dizzying spiral of mistaken identities and frantic cover-ups, culminating in a chaotic confrontation when the attorney arrives to inspect the two entirely separate, yet equally absurd, ersatz families.
Synopsis
Lige and Estelle have been married three years and the novelty is wearing off. They are about to separate when Lige gets a telegram from the attorneys of his late uncle, saying that a representative is on the way, and if he finds Lige and Estelle happily married, Lige will inherit a huge fortune. Lige can't find Estelle and he gets Nita, the neighbor's wife, to be his temporary wife, and a midget from the circus to be their baby. Estelle has also gotten the telegram, so he gets neighbor Clem for her husband and, also, another circus midget as the baby. The attorney arrives and all concerned are together in the same room. Confusion follows.
