Victoria Grant (Julie Andrews), a down-and-out British soprano, is struggling to find work in the nightclubs of 1930s Paris. While trying to scam a free meal, Grant meets cabaret performer Toddy ("The Music Man'"s Robert Preston), who comes up with an idea that will change everything.
Acting as her manager, Toddy bills Grant as a male female impersonator. When the nightclubs eat it up, the duo makes it big—and a Chicago mobster and nightclub impresario (James Garner) is enamored with Grant. The secrets and the laughs pile up as Andrews tries to maintain the charade while Garner's jealous girlfriend, Lesley Ann Warren, tries to uncover the truth.
"Victor/Victoria is a sparkling, ultra-sophisticated entertainment from Blake Edwards." —Variety