Lend Me A Tenor

September 1934 World famous tenor Tito Morelli, 'Il Stupendo', is to perform Otello at the gala season opener. When Morelli arrives drunk and later passes out, his pulse is so low he is believed dead. What to do? Shove on a fake Morelli in disguise. Nervous amateur Max succeeds admirably, but Morelli revives and dresses for his second act. With two Otellos now in costume and two women en dishabille, each thinking she is with 'Il Stupendo', the farce spins out of control onstage and off.