She has led a sheltered life, raised by the older professors after the death of her parents (the founders of the college), and is only allowed to go with a chaperone, her friend Dr. Crutcher (Elsa Lanchester).

She resists his attempts to become better acquainted, but finally agrees to dinner, provided he finds a date for Dr. Crutcher.

The dinner is a disaster; Beardsley gets drunk, Dr. Crutcher thinks she is George's date, and Victoria is distant.

Finally, George decides to leave, when Victoria surprises him by accompanying him to a nightclub frequented by artists.

However, the police raid the establishment; in the rush of escaping people, Victoria ends up getting arrested dressed only in her slip.

Then, when he has her sneak out to pose for a painting in his room, she is seen by nosy Professor Whitman (Mary Wickes), who misinterprets the situation.

Though the other professors are inclined to leniency, Victoria cheerfully quits, finally agreeing with George's view that she is being stifled there.

She tries to persuade George that Mrs. Dezlow is doing the same thing to him that the professors did to her, namely molding him to satisfy her wishes and expectations, but he does not agree.

Since the injunction only applies to public places, Victoria crashes the stuffy private party being given by Mrs. Dezlow to promote George.

There, she, a male quartet, and twelve beautiful women (including an uncredited Tippi Hedren in her film debut), each representing a month, perform a musical number, much to the appreciation of B. J. Manton.

[13] By January 1947 Ann Miller was going to play the title role and Devery Freeman had written the script.

In July Robert Cummings signed to star, meaning It's a Man's World, for which he was previously announced at Columbia, was postponed.

[16][17] Joan Caulfield lobbied to star in the film because it was a sexier sort of role than she had played in the past.