Best Foot Forward

Lucille Ball accepts a cadet's invitation to a military academy's senior prom in order to boost her career. Bud Hooper, a cadet at Winsocki Military Academy, sends an invitation to movie star Lucille Ball to come to Winsocki's big dance. Ball's publicity-hungry agent convinces her to go in order to boost her career. Complications arise when Bud's girlfriend Helen Schlesinger unexpectedly appears. —Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>