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.
| Directing | W.S. Van Dyke | Director |
| Writing | Ben Hecht | Screenplay |
| Production | Frank Davis | Producer |
| Sound | Edward Ward | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Oliver T. Marsh | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Harold F. Kress | Editor |
| Writing | Ben Hecht | Story |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Herman J. Mankiewicz | Original Story |
| Sound | George Bassman | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Wally Heglin | Orchestrator |
| Directing | Hugh Boswell | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Charles Dorian | Second Unit Director |
