This cynical fairy tale, adapted by Ben Hecht from the Noel Coward play, tells of three expatriate Americans living in Paris - a struggling painter (Gary Cooper), an undiscovered playwright (Fredric March) and their self-appointed protector (Miriam Hopkins). The threesome resolve to establish a platonic garret dedicated to the service of art, but the muse soon finds it is hard-pressed with both artists trying to get Miss Hopkins on the dusty couch. Finally, they slip into a delightful; menage a trois that has the lady switching with casual promiscuity from one to the other.