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Jan Morrow ( Doris Day ) is a successful, content, self-reliant interior decorator who lives in New York City.

She lives alone and claims to be quite happy, when questioned on that subject by her drunken housekeeper, Alma ( Thelma Ritter ).

Due to the state of the telephone company's development, she has to use a party line, which she shares with Brad Allen ( Rock Hudson ), a talented, creative Broadway composer and playboy.