The Barefoot Executive is a comedy film that follows the story of a young mailroom clerk named Steven Post who accidentally becomes a top executive at a television network.
Steven discovers that his girlfriend's pet chimpanzee, named Raffles, has a knack for picking successful television programs. He decides to use Raffles' abilities to his advantage and starts pitching show ideas to the network executives.
As Raffles' predictions start coming true, Steven rises through the ranks of the network and becomes a powerful executive. However, he soon realizes that success comes with its own set of challenges and moral dilemmas.
Throughout the film, The Barefoot Executive explores themes of ambition, ethics, and the price of success in the cutthroat world of television. Will Steven be able to navigate his newfound power and stay true to himself?