The life of Fanny Brice, famed comedienne and entertainer of the early 1900s. We see her rise to fame as a Ziegfield girl, subsequent career and her personal life, particularly her relationship with Nick Arnstein.
An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.
In Paris, a former policeman falls in love with a prostitute, and tries to get her out of that life by paying for all of her time.
A homely but vivacious young woman dodges the amorous attentions of her father's middle-aged employer while striving to capture some of the glamorous life of her swinging London roommate.