Julia Misbehaves.

An English music-hall actress becomes involved in a series of hilarious escapades in her attempt to see her daughter happily married. Settings: London and France, 1936.

In 1936 London, mature showgirl Julia Packett (Greer Garson) leads a precarious life. As a young woman, Julia had married wealthy William Packett. She left her infant daughter with her husband, so that the child could be raised in more secure circumstances. On the boat trip to France, she meets and becomes attracted to Fred Ghenoccio, a muscular acrobat, and in Paris, Fred proposes to her. Meanwhile, Julia observes that Susan has strong feelings about lovestruck painter Ritchie Lorgan.