Detective Guy Johnson's client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. While Guy hides him so he can catch the real killer, both of them are nabbed by the police, tried, convicted and sentenced to jail: Guy for a year with Willie to be executed. On the way to jail, Guy comes across a clue and escapes from the police.

Claudette Colbert
as Edwina Corday

James Stewart
as Guy Johnson

Guy Kibbee
as Fred 'Cap' Streeter

Nat Pendleton
as Sergeant Fred Koretz

Frances Drake
as Vivian Tarbel

Edgar Kennedy
as Lieutenant Miller

Ernest Truex
as Willie Heyward

Richard Carle
as Major I. E. Willoughby

Cecilia Callejo
as Dolores Gonzales

Sidney Blackmer
as Al Mallon
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This is a cracking, quickly paced little comedy thriller with Claudette Colbert really on form as the rather dreamy poet who finds herself caught up in James Stewart's murder shenanigans. He is a PI whose wealthy pal is held for murder. When Stewart ("Johnson") is offered $100k to get to the bottom ...