A body is found--its head in a fireplace, completely burned so that identification is impossible. Payton, a nightclub singer, is arrested by cops Shayne and Langton and eventually convicted for the murder, though she maintains her innocence. When Langton escorts her to prison on a train,
she sees the man she supposedly killed through the window. Langton believes her and the two leap off the train to find him. After a fruitless search, they find Roberts, Payton's former roommate, living at a hotel under an assumed name. Payton disappears and Shayne wants to arrest Langton, who
pleads to be given 24 hours to solve the case. They find the supposed victim (Gordon), the...
Released:
1955
Rated:
NR
Length:
77 mins