The film was directed by Sherry Shourds, produced by Saul Elkins and stars Gordon MacRae, Lois Maxwell, Wayne Morris, Mary Stuart and Eddie Dunn.

Johnny phones his girlfriend Midge Parker and asks that she hire a private detective to clear his name.

Karen Long convinces the chief to let them find the real murderer, and she and Chris travel to New York to help with the search.

[3][4] The picture marked MacRae's film-acting debut after having signed a five-year contract with Warner Bros. Maxwell would later be cast in the role of Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond franchise from 1962 - 1985,[5] and Stuart went on to appear in the soap operas Search for Tomorrow (35 years), One Life to Live and Guiding Light.

The Screen Guild Theater broadcast a 30-minute radio adaptation of the story on February 3, 1949 (episode 412), with Wayne Morris reprising his film role.