Synopsis
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.
Cast

Claudette Colbert
Edwina Corday

James Stewart
Guy Johnson

Guy Kibbee
Fred 'Cap' Streeter

Nat Pendleton
Sergeant Fred Koretz

Frances Drake
Vivian Tarbel

Edgar Kennedy
Lieutenant Miller

Ernest Truex
Willie Heyward

Richard Carle
Major I. E. Willoughby

Cecilia Callejo
Dolores Gonzales

Sidney Blackmer
Al Mallon

Andy Clyde
'Gimpy' Wilson

Cliff Clark
Captain Haggerty

Cecil Cunningham
Madame J. L. Chambers
Leonard Kibrick
Herman Plotka

Hans Conried
Mr. Delmonico, Stage Manager

Grady Sutton
Lupton Peabody
Lowden Adams
Vivian's Butler (uncredited)

Murray Alper
Newspaper Man at Ferry Landing (uncredited)
Monya Andre
Guest (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman
Guest (uncredited)

Harry Burns
Mike - the Nightclub Doorman (uncredited)

George Chandler
Photographer at Ferry Landing (uncredited)

Frank Coghlan Jr.
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Hal Cooke
Gus - the Waiter (uncredited)
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