Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer, Esther Hoffman, after seeing her perform at a club.

Snagglepuss sees a picture of himself on a poster offering $50 reward for his capture, plus an insulting paragraph implying Snag in not very intelligent. The description seem to fit. Snag mistakes an army camp for a boy scout gathering; he puts on some clothes and discovers that he is only a lowly private; he gets in the way at target practice.

Prof. Joseph Elsner guides his protégé Frydryk Chopin through his formative years to early adulthood in Poland. The professor takes him to Paris, where he eventually comes under the wing and influence of novelist George Sand (Merle Oberon).