Bank clerk William Marble is desperate for money to pay his family's bills. When his wealthy nephew visits, Marble asks him for a loan, but the young man refuses. Marble decides to kill his nephew. It is a twisted path to justice after Marble is transformed by the crime he committed and the wealth he gains.

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Charles Laughton
• Maureen O'Sullivan
• Dorothy Peterson
• Verree Teasdale
• Ray Milland
• Billy Bevan
• Halliwell Hobbes
• William Stack