A 1939 farcical stage play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, adapted to film in 1942. Sheridan Whiteside, a radio star of The Thirties, is making a nationwide tour. Two weeks before Christmas, he has a publicity stunt dinner at the Stanley household in Mesalia, Ohio. As he's leaving the house, he slips and breaks his hip. Now he must stay in the house while he heals, taking it over in the process. His Hollywood friends send their most "heartfelt condolences."