Stage actress Valerie Stanton is locked in a bitter feud with her producer and ex Gordon Dunning. When he attempts to blackmail her into remaining under contract with his company, Stanton, in a fit of passion, clubs Dunning with a statuette, killing him. Her gloves have prevented fingerprints but her perfect alibi quickly unravels as Captain Danbury begins investigating.

• Independent Artists
• RKO Radio Pictures
• Rosalind Russell
• Leo Genn
• Claire Trevor
• Sydney Greenstreet
• Leon Ames
• Frank McHugh
• Walter Kingsford
• Dan Tobin