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.
Top Cast
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Claudette ColbertEdwina Corday
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James StewartGuy Johnson
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Guy KibbeeFred 'Cap' Streeter
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Nat PendletonSergeant Fred Koretz
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Frances DrakeVivian Tarbel
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Edgar KennedyLieutenant Miller
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Ernest TruexWillie Heyward
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Richard CarleMajor I. E. Willoughby
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Cecilia CallejoDolores Gonzales
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Sidney BlackmerAl Mallon
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Andy Clyde'Gimpy' Wilson
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Cliff ClarkCaptain Haggerty
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Cecil CunninghamMadame J. L. Chambers
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Leonard KibrickHerman Plotka
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Hans ConriedMr. Delmonico, Stage Manager
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Grady SuttonLupton Peabody
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Lowden AdamsVivian's Butler (uncredited)
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Murray AlperNewspaper Man at Ferry Landing (uncredited)
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Monya AndreGuest (uncredited)
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Lulu Mae BohrmanGuest (uncredited)
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Harry BurnsMike - the Nightclub Doorman (uncredited)
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George ChandlerPhotographer at Ferry Landing (uncredited)
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Frank Coghlan Jr.Elevator Boy (uncredited)
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Hal CookeGus - the Waiter (uncredited)
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Maurice CostelloGuest (uncredited)
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Rae DaggettHotel Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
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DaisyA Dog (uncredited)
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Edgar DearingActor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited)
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John DilsonDoctor (uncredited)
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Peter Du ReyGuest (uncredited)
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Rex EvansScout Master (uncredited)
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Frank FaylenPeters - Stagehand (uncredited)
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Jack GardnerReporter with Vivian (uncredited)
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Tom HanlonRadio Announcer (voice)
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Harold HoffSpike (uncredited)
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Mike LallyReporter with Vivian (uncredited)
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W.E. LawrenceGuest (uncredited)
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Wally MaherNate - Photographer at Ferry Landing (uncredited)
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Fay McKenzieGuest (uncredited)
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Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggartGeorgie - Actor as 'Wounded Soldier' (uncredited)
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George MeekerNed Brown (uncredited)
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Harold MillerGuest (uncredited)
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Alberto MorinWaiter (uncredited)
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Philip MorrisPoliceman on Train (uncredited)
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Jack MulhallReporter with Vivian (uncredited)
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Louis NatheauxWaiter (uncredited)
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Jack RaymondLipinsky (uncredited)
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Mary Louise SmithGuest (uncredited)
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William TannenActor as 'Soldier' (uncredited)
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Phillip TerryChauffeur (uncredited)
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Monte VandergriftPolice Officer Drivng Patrol Car (uncredited)
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Ray WalkerNewspaper Man at Ferry Landing (uncredited)