You're Telling Me!

Unsuccessful inventor Sam Bisbee has developed scores of impractical inventions over the years but is now on the brink of success with his new puncture-proof tire. His long-suffering wife has tolerated his late night drinking and sometimes boorish behavior which now threaten the engagement of their beautiful daughter and the scion of the town's most wealthy family. After the snobbish Mrs. Murchison visits the modest Bisbee home and meets Sam, she vows that the marriage will never take place. When Bisbee's prospective sale of his tire formula also goes awry, the despondent inventor takes a long train trip to avoid humiliation and contemplates committing suicide by swallowing iodine. After a last minute change of heart, he accidentally meets and endears himself to a touring princess. She uses her prestige to rehabilitate his damaged reputation, reunite the young lovers, and make him a millionaire by facilitating the sale of his tire formula.