A silent-movie producer tries to turn a comedy actress into a star, only to be left feeling betrayed when she marries someone else. His career deteriorates as they drift apart, but they eventually reunite, just as Hollywood is changed for ever by the introduction of sound. Drama, starring Don Ameche and Alice Faye, and featuring Al Jolson and Buster Keaton as themselves.

Starting in 1913 movie director Connors discovers singer Molly Adair. As she becomes a star she marries an actor, so Connors fires them. She asks for him as director of her next film. Many silent stars shown making the transition to sound.