[2] The title is a reference to the Richard Brinsley Sheridan play The School for Scandal.

Former Music-Hall act "Flatfoot" Mason is caretaker at a school where one of the pupils, and unbeknownst to her, is his daughter, Betty; who was put up for adoption when his wife died.

Told to pay her less attention, "Flatfoot" reluctantly obeys, but Betty thinks he's rejecting her and decides to run away to make her name in show business.

In disguise as a Chinese acrobatic troupe, "The Three Who Flungs", "Flatfoot" and friends attempt to persuade Betty to come home.

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Usual Randle slapstick antics; some good belly-laughs, but on the longish side.