Unscrupulous investigator of lost heirs Jimmy Corrigan loses his love Joan Martin to apparently upright competitor James Wallingham. He counters by adding a veneer of respectability to his own operation. Meanwhile he exposes Wallingham for a fraud.

JamesCagney...\\\\\\\'Jimmy\\\\\\\'Corrigan
BetteDavis...MissJoanMartin
AllenJenkins...Lou
AlanDinehart...CharlesWallingham
AliceWhite...Mabel
ArthurHohl...MontyBarton
PhillipReed...RonnyGatson
HobartCavanaugh...FakeWorthingham
MayoMethot...GladysFarrell
ReneeWhitney...Bessie
RalfHarolde...Hendrickson(asRalfeHarolde)
MernaKennedy...Jitters
PhilipFaversham...InternBlair
NoraLane...SarahPosyBarton