Boy Meets Girl

Two screenwriters Law and Benson conceive a Hollywood tale about a cowboy and a baby after Susie faints in the studio office. They decide to cast Susie's unborn baby as the character Happy and begin pitching the idea to their boss. The studio goal is to craft the classic boy-meets-girl plot with a baby twist.

Susie meets a good-looking English extra, Rodney Bowman, and is intrigued by him. The writers push forward with a plan that centers on these new characters as part of the story.

Larry's agent, Rossetti, devises a scheme to have Larry woo Susie and marry her to make Happy his child and pull him out of show business. The aim is to secure a normal life for the baby and the star.

Benson and Law hire Rodney to pose as Susie's long-lost husband and Happy's father. Rodney believes it is just an acting job and does not realize the deception's full scope.

The ruse convinces Larry to reject any future with Susie, as the staged romance seems to secure Happy's role. The plan appears to be succeeding for the studio's scheme.

A scandal erupts around the sham romance and Baby Happy is fired from the production. The cast and crew scramble to salvage their reputations amid the fallout.

The deception is uncovered, and Law and Benson are fired from the project. Law even contemplates moving to Vermont to write the Great American Novel as a result of the setback.

Desperate to stay employed, Benson and Law arrange for a British studio to buy the film with Happy under contract. They hope the fresh deal will secure their livelihoods.

The plan works and Happy, Benson, and Law are rehired by the studio under new contracts. The restructuring appears to stabilize the production's future.

Rodney bursts into the office and asks Susie to marry him and go to England. Susie weighs the proposition as the studio's plans continue to unfold around them.

An American representative of the British studio identifies Rodney as the son of an English lord and reveals that the buyout plan was a fraud. The revelation shifts the studio's leverage and priorities.

Producer C.F. wants to fire Benson and Law again, but their new contracts are iron-clad, protecting them from dismissal. The studio's internal politics reach a tense stalemate.

Susie decides to marry Rodney and head to England, cutting ties with the Hollywood storyline and shifting the film's fate. The departure marks a turning point for the studio’s plans.

Producer C.F. Friday learns that his wife is pregnant, adding a personal dimension to the studio's volatile political games. The news resonates through the ongoing power struggles behind the scenes.