We’re in the Money

Ginger Stewart and Dixie Tilton are approached by a ditsy lawyer, Homer Bronson, who offers them $1000 to serve subpoenas on reluctant witnesses in a breach-of-promise suit brought by Claire LeClaire against wealthy C. Richard Courtney. They have a deadline: a new state law will take effect in a few weeks banning such suits.

Unbeknownst to Ginger, she and Courtney, masquerading as a chauffeur named Carter, have fallen in love; and Courtney himself does not know that Ginger is the process server.

Through trickery, Ginger and Dixie manage to serve papers on three targets: Phil Logan, Butch Gonzola, and Man Mountain Dean, the last in the middle of a bout with Chief Pontiac. On the lawyer’s advice, Stephen Dinsmore helps arrange for Courtney to sail away on his yacht.

However, Ginger jumps from a motorboat piloted by the erratic Bronson and pretends to be in distress. She is rescued by Courtney’s crewmen, and the two finally learn each other’s true identities. They admit they love each other and decide to marry.

Ginger sends a message to Dixie, asking her to bring a few things for the honeymoon. Dixie misreads the situation and, thinking Ginger is merely luring Courtney in, boards the dock and serves the last subpoena. Courtney, believing Ginger was only acting, angrily breaks off the engagement.

At the trial, Bronson produces a photograph showing LeClaire cosily nestled in Courtney’s lap, prompting him to agree to marry LeClaire. Later, Bronson confides to Ginger and Dixie that the photo was faked by combining two others. Ginger rushes to stop the wedding just in time, and the two reconcile.

Last Updated: October 07, 2025 at 08:24