Mad About Music

Hollywood star Gwen Taylor has kept secret from the press that she is a widow with a fourteen-year-old daughter, Gloria. This concealment is part of her manager's advice to protect her rising fame. Gloria, meanwhile, lives at a girls' boarding school in Switzerland, unaware of her mother's public life.

Gloria has never met her father, who died in wartime as a navy pilot. To cope with his absence, she invents a fictitious father and writes letters from him to herself. The other girls become curious as Gloria tries to maintain the charade, with Felice particularly suspicious that the father might not exist.

During a church service, Gloria sings Ave Maria with a boys' choir, a moment that highlights her talent and longing for connection. The scene shows both her musical gift and her isolation from the other students. The service becomes a turning point in how the other girls perceive her.

Desperate for a real father figure, Gloria goes to the train station to meet a candidate. She chooses Richard Todd, an English composer on holiday, simply hoping for a one-day arrangement. He finds her audacious plan amusing but agrees to go along with it.

Richard Todd and his valet Tripps meet Gloria at the station and, amused by her presumption, agree to pose as her father and visit her school. Richard's help with the ruse introduces a poised, adult presence into Gloria's world for the day. The arrangement sets the stage for further mistaken-identity humor and warmth.

Richard arrives at Gloria's school and pretends to be her father for the day. The staff and girls are surprised by the turn, and Gloria is simultaneously delighted and amused by the attention. The playful deception creates a warmth that foreshadows the coming changes.

Gloria learns that Gwen will visit Paris and that Richard plans to go there on business. In a swift, bold move, she stows away on a train and convinces Richard to pay her fare. The journey propels the story toward the central reunion.

In Paris, Richard discovers that Gwen is Gloria's mother and decides that a reunion is overdue. He acts to facilitate a proper meeting between mother and daughter. The plot shifts from deception to family reconciliation.

A press conference in Paris reveals that Gwen Taylor indeed has a fourteen-year-old daughter. Gwen makes the confession, bridging the gap between mother and daughter and validating Gloria's long-held secret.

Gwen and Gloria are tearfully reunited, and Gwen expresses her gratitude to Richard for bringing Gloria back. The emotional moment confirms the depth of their bond and marks a new beginning for their family.

A budding romance develops between Gwen and Richard, suggesting a hopeful future beyond the reunion. The pair's chemistry adds a new layer of happiness to the repaired family dynamic and gives Gloria something joyful to celebrate.

The film ends with Gloria singing A Serenade to the Stars, while the girls from her school, Gwen, and Richard sit happily together. The closing moment ties together themes of family, fame, and music in a warm, hopeful finale.