Pastry chef Frank Luther wins $100,000 in a sweepstakes. His boss, nightclub owner Nils T. Granlund offers him a partnership in the business, which causes his manager and star to quit. No problem! There are always the chorus girls, and book keeper Sylvia Froos can step in to headline the show.

It's a fine excuse and framework for an assortment of singing and dancing acts. Granlund was a Swede who came to America, worked for the Loew's organization as a publicist. He also staged shows at the Loews theaters, got involved in radio early, and owned several nightclubs, including the Paradise -- hence the name of this short subject. He died in 1957, aged 66.

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Jack Hansen is an unappreciated chef at Paradise Restaurant. He thinks his sweepstakes ticket is a winner, so his boss promotes him to co-owner. Hansen's girl friend Sally steps in when the restaurant's star singer quits.

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