Laurel & Hardy cross swords with a gang of confidence men, and champion the cause of a nightclub singer whose career the villains are trying to wreck.

Although almost plot-less, by a happy combination of circumstances, Jitterbugs emerged like an oasis in the desert of their current mediocrity, and was easily the best of their final nine films.  Wurtzel gave them a top director in Mal St. Clair, and he rose to the occasion on this film, although he too was tired, ill, and near the end of his career.  (He remained the director on their three other Fox productions, though with less success.)

And undoubtedly a major reason for the film's added merit was that Fox used it as an introductory showcase for their new singing star and potential Betty Grable replacement, Vivian Blaine.  This involved allocating more money to production values, sets, and camerawork.  A top cameraman was assigned (Lucien Andriot), and a first-class art director (James Basevi).