A priceless Cellini silver cup is stolen from a local museum with both Hildegarde and Oscar on the case.

When the body of Violet Feverel is discovered on the Central Park bridle path, Inspector Oscar Piper presumes her death was accidental, until his friend, amateur detective Hildegarde Withers, locates Violet’s horse and discovers it is streaked with blood.

Late one night, secretary Paula Young (Ann Harding) leaves the office of her boss, Stanley Whittaker (Douglas Dumbrille, locking the door and taking the stairs to avoid being seen by the elevator operator (Frank Jenks). The next morning, the cleaning lady finds Whittaker's dead body, an apparent suicide. Police Lieutenant Poole (Moroni Olsen) finds a letter signed by Whittaker in which the deceased states he embezzled $75,000. Soon, however, he suspects otherwise and, after investigating, arrests widower James "Jim" Trent (Walter Abel), the vice president of Whittaker.

A conscientious attorney who is a member of the State Parole Board, finds his own son, using an alias, up for parole and makes the decision to cast the approving vote.

A shy office worker becomes a hero when a fortune teller calls him another Napoleon.

A Navy pilot gets involved in a romantic triangle while stationed in Hawaii.

When a grand jury acquits a gangster accused of murder, a retired elderly citizen decides it's up to him to see that the criminal is proven guilty and put behind bars.

A truck driver races a train to the West Coast in an attempt to determine which method of transportation is faster.

A juror at a murder trial is convinced the defendant is innocent.

Ignored by his ever-busy wife and children, a middle-aged businessman finds companionship with a former female employee.

Two Americans attempt to make time with the daughter of the British financier of an archaeological expedition to Egypt.

A dog and a horse become unlikely allies when they attempt to thwart a crooked gambler from rigging a race.