The film stars Warner Baxter, Adele Roberts, Mona Barrie and Martin Kosleck.

Renowned psychiatrist and criminologist Dr. Robert Ordway, the "Crime Doctor", is called on an emergency to a party at his next door neighbor, where a man, Walter Foster, suffers from a diabetic seizure and has collapsed on the floor.

Suspecting something out of the ordinary, Robert calls on his friend, Inspector Burns, who works in the homicide division.

Clyde ends with telling Robert about the other woman Walter was seeing, Connie Day, who works at a mortuary.

The person trapping her is Casper, who suspects that Connie is involved in a scam to blackmail the owner of the mortuary, Karl Ganns.

Casper goes to visit Robert, posing as a man who is concerned about his brother Louie's mental health.

Before Robert arrives, Gypsy hears a news report on the radio that notorious criminal Pete Hastings is dead, and calls Ganns ahead to warn him.

The police arrive to arrest both Ganns and Gypsy, and both Claire and Connie are found dead in the localities.

Warner Baxter returned as the "crime doctor" Dr. Robert Ordway for the sixth time.

Rudolph C. Fluthow was in charge of production for Columbia Pictures, while Audrey Wisburg and Eric Taylor wrote the screenplay.

Mischa Bakaleinikoff headed the musical direction, and Dwight Caldwell edited the film.