The film was directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starred Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, who were then a popular onscreen couple.

Supporting cast members included Edward Everett Horton, Binnie Barnes, Reginald Owen, Douglass Dumbrille, Mona Maris, and Odette Myrtil.

Popular among the ladies of Budapest, banker Count Willie Palaffi (Nelson Eddy) seeks true love as he approaches his 35th birthday.

At the last minute, "Whiskers," his kindly mentor, invites a junior secretary, Anna Zador (Jeanette MacDonald) to the lavish party.

The Count's senior secretary is jealous and arranges for a simple foil and wire angel costume, expecting Anna to be ridiculed.