Berle plays a mystery writer who forever writes himself into corners and is never able to finish a story. While visiting his wife (Mary Beth Hughes) at the office where she works, Berle overhears several men discussing the suicide of a coworker. Struck with a brilliant notion, Berle decides to confess to the murder of the dead man, certain that he'll be able to wriggle out of the situation and thereby have plenty of material for a story.
Directed by Malcolm St. Clair
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Cast

Milton Berle
Jason Cordry

Mary Beth Hughes
Patricia Cordry aka Pat Preston

Reginald Denny
Richard 'Dick' Brenner

Frank Orth
Detective

William B. Davidson
Crole (as William Davidson)

Wonderful Smith
Wonderful

Pat O'Malley
Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley)

George M. Carleton
Judge

John Hamilton
District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater
Jill Warren
Elsie Bailey

Milton Parsons
George Lawrin

Leon Belasco
Pierre

Charles Trowbridge
Honest Tom Mardley

Lon McCallister
Jimmie
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