A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax in an attempt to expose ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is to have Tom plant clues leading to his arrest for killing a female nightclub dancer. Once Tom is found guilty, he is to reveal the setup and humiliate the DA.

"Put them all together they spell M-U-R-D-E-R !"

Credits

Fritz LangDirector

Dana AndrewsTom Garrett

Joan FontaineSusan Spencer

Sidney BlackmerAustin Spencer

Arthur FranzBob Hale