Joel & Garda Sloan, a husband and wife detective team, who also sell rare books in New York, take a vacation to Seaside City. At Seaside, Joel's pal, Mike Stevens is managing and preparing for their beauty pageant. Joel is made one of the judges plus he has invested $5,000 in it, to Garda's dismay. Eric Bartell, promoter, arrives to dupe Stevens. When Ed Connors, New York racketeer arrives, Bartell is mysteriously murdered. Joel and Garda set out to investigate the murder.

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Cast

Franchot Tone

Joel Sloane

Ann Sothern

Garda Sloane

Ruth Hussey

Lily Cole

Lee Bowman

Mike Stevens

Allyn Joslyn

Ted Bentley

John Miljan

Eric Bartell

Bernard Nedell

Ed Connors

Mary Beth Hughes

Jerry Lawrence

Cliff Clark

Sam Travers

James Burke

Clancy

Frank Orth

Captain Joe Burke

Gladys Blake

Miss Brooklyn