Anout-of-worksinger, VictoriaGrant(JulieAndrews), meetsajust-fired, flamboyantgaymaninadinerin1920'sParis.Heconvinceshertopretendtobeamanwhoisafemaleimpersonatorinordertogetajob.Theactisahitinalocalnightclub, butthingsgetcomplicatedwhenagangsterandnightclubownerfromChicago, KingMarchan(MichaelNouri)...