MUSICAL, MYSTERY; 1936
05:14:00:00,Opening credits, Characters are introduced individually with short segments of their scenes, names supered beneath, CU newspaper gossip column: Tattle-Tales Along Broadway, Exterior night club: limosines pull up to curb, couples walk to door, Interior night club: dancers onstage perform with orchestra in background, Patrons at tables applaud. Dance team does Latin type number NICE lots of twirling on spinning, Out on the street, two cars crash, Columnist and photographer rush to the scene, As the reporters arrive, Tommy Tilton, columnist, emerges from the crash unharmed, smiles smugly, Police arrive, recognize Tommy, greet him, Tommy and the lady photographer chat, Tommy enters the nightclub, is escorted to table by European Maitre D', Glamorous lady flirts with dancer, Dancer's partner interrupts them jealously, Maitre D' enters, fires the dancers, Tommy sits at his table, is served his bill by waiter. CU bill with prices, Tommy's friend joins him at the table, they talk, Tommy's friend joins his fiancee at their table, Flower vendor sells Tommy bouquet at his table, Waiter looks frustrated, Maitre D' calms him down, Tommy knocks on door backstage, enters, Tommy gives glamourous lady Nadia the flowers, sits, they talk, Tommy leaves her dressing room, Patrons enter nightclub, club filled to capacity, MC annonces Nadia, Nadia sings song onstage. Sultry torch singer in black dress, Tommy sits with friend and his fiancee, scowls at Nadia, Couples begin to dance on the dance floor, Backstage, Maitre D' rehires the dancers, convinces them to stay, Tommy's friend enters Nadia's dressing room, confronts her about her blackmail plans, She threatens him, He leaves, CU tapping feet, camera pans up to show black tap dancer performing. GREAT SOLO ROUTINE, Tommy gets up from table, questions patrons for gossip, Tommy enters Nadia's dressing room, he finds her dead on the floor, Tommy steals a few pieces of evidence from her vanity, Tommy talks on wall phone, Tommy in hallway tells Maitre D' and dancera about Nadia, Detectives and police arrive, Nadia's dressing room is searched, Tommy watches, offers suggestions, Cook (man) in chef's hat tells detectives what he saw, Maitre D', lady photographer and dancers sit in DA's office, are released from investigation. Female photographer takes flash picture "all right, hold it", Tommy vows to solve the case, DA smirks, Tommy and friends discuss the case over drinks in his living room, Tommy's servant (an Asian houseboy) serves drinks, Woman sits on bed, reads Tommy's column, CU Tommy's column in print, Woman talks on wall phone. Woman in robe reads newspaper, Tommy's houseboy answers phone, gives it to Tommy, Tommy speaks on phone to the woman, Tommy leaves house, Exterior grand house, Interior house: Butler is given orders by Fiancee's father, Tommy arrives, tries to talk to fiancee's father, Tommy shows father a bill for jewelry he bought, Father changes mind, assures daughter he will be of assistance, Tommy leaves with lady photographer, Exterior city building, Sign on door: Lou Baron - Investigator,, Tommy meets with Lou, Interior hotel lobby: switchboard opearator chews gum, speaks slang, gives gossip to Tommy, CU Tommy's latest column, Interior Lou Baron's office: Lou reads paper, meets with Tommy, Secretary watches them with suspicion, pulls letter out of desk, CU on letter and signature, Interior Van Nostrum house: The young couple console each other, father walks in, Butler enters, announces an arrival, Detective gives news to the couple, Tommy arrives, hears news, Interior Lou Baron's office: Tommy, Ted and fiancee enter, talk, Interior Tommy's house: Tommy greets an old friend, shakes hands warmly, The two talk about case, CU Tommy's latest column, Tommy questions the Maitre D' suspiciously, Detective meets with DA about case, Tommy enters, they discuss the case, Interior living room: Tommy admires dress on his photographer friend, They talk about their plan, Interior Lou Baron's office: detective sneaks in, looks around, Tommy enters, surprises him, Detective responds to his questions nervously, CU of another Tommy column recapping the plot, Tommy enters the nightclub during day, overhears Luigi the Maitre D's conversation on phone, Tommy enters Luigi's office, questions him suspiciously, leaves, As Tommy reaches the street, he bumps into the dancer, Dancer confides in Tommy about the case, Tommy discusses case with detective in his office, Interior Tommy's living room: Houseboy serves Tommy drink, answers door, Police enter, threaten to arrest Tommy, Tommy explains his side to police, At club, dancer acts suspiciously, Back at Tommy's, the police believe Tommy, give him another chance, Exterior night scene: Silhouette of clock tower against night sky, clock chimes, Interior Von Nostrum house: Father prepares to go out, says goodnight to fiancee, Lights are turned on in dark room, The detective turns around surprised, Tommy enters in pajamas with gun pointed on detective, detective puts up his hands, Tommy confronts detective with new evidence. CU jewels throne down on bed, Tommy confronts murderer. he confesses, tries to shoot gun without bullets, Detective gets the gun away from Tommy, Tommy laughs, the gun isn't loaded, Police come out from hiding, hear the confession and arrest detective, Tommy and lady photographer laugh, Tommy asks her out on a date, she accepts, leaves room, Tommy sits at desk about to type, Lady photographer sneaks back into room, snaps a picture of him, Surprised, he turns around, laughs, The End over question mark graphic