Publisher's Synopsis
Having been hired to produce a screenplay for Hollywood producer Alexander Meyerheimer, writer Richard Benson (William Holden) has spent the last three months boozing in Paris instead of concentrating on the job in hand. He now has just three days till his deadline, and so hires temporary secretary Gabrielle Simpson (Audrey Hepburn) to assist him. The secretary proves to be an unexpected source of inspiration, acting out various outlandish plots for Richard and firing his imagination.