A musical comedy starring Ethel Merman with Allen Jenkins and Paula Laurence. Produced by Mike Todd, written by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The show featured choreography by Jack Cole and was his first Broadway musical. Three distant cousins inherit a Texas mansion located near an Army base and become involved in military and romantic maneuvers.
A photo essay "day in the life" of Eileen Darby as she works photographing the stage production of Inside U.S.A, and later fixes a chair, relaxes at home, and meets friends Paula Laurence and Joan McCracken at a cafe in New York City.