Bela Lugosi stars as the head of a struggling studio, who tries to contain a scandal after an actor is killed during the making of a film. While the police investigate the deepening mysteries within the studio, a quick-witted screen- writer (DavidManners) decides to solve the crime himself, in order to clear the picture's leading lady (AdrienneAmes) from suspicion.

An opium-addicted choirmaster, John Jasper (Claude Rains), becomes obsessed with a young student named Rosa Bud.

When Sally Trent can no longer support her illegitimate child, she puts her daughter up for adoption and pursues a career as a torch singer. She soon climbs to fame as a sexy nightclub singer and attempts to find her daughter through a children’s radio show.