A man is framed for embezzlement and runs off to San Francisco. His wife hires Ellery Queen to try and track him down before the police get to him.
William Gargan
as Ellery Queen
Margaret Lindsay
as Nikki Porter
John Litel
as Norman Hadley
Charley Grapewin
as Insp. Queen
James Burke
as Sgt. Velie
Frank M. Thomas
as Capt. H.T. Daley
Lilian Bond
as Adele Belden
Morgan Conway
as Ray Stafford
Jack La Rue
as Tommy Gould
Charlotte Wynters
as Irene Hadley
Noel Madison
as George Belden
Johnny Arthur
as Riley