简介：ArthurFergusonJones(EdwardG.Robinson)andWilhelminaClark(JeanArthur)workatthesameaccountingfirm.Jonesturnsouttolookexactlylikethenotoriousbankrobber"Killer"Mannion(alsoRobinson)andisapprehendedbythepolice. Afterhistrueidentityisconfirmed,thedistrictattorneygivesJonesaletteridentifyinghim,sothathecanavoidthesametroubleinfuture.Jonesbecomesalocalcelebrityand,atthebehestofhisboss(WallaceFord),beginsghost-writingMannion's"autobiography",withgood-naturedbutstreet-wiseWilhelminavoluntarilyactingashis"talentagent"toseethathegetspaid. Manniondecidestotakeadvantageofhismild-mannereddoppelgängerand,ultimately,leavingJones"holdingthebag"forMannion'scrimes.HekidnapsWilhelmina,Jones'visitingaunt,andafewothers,andtakesthembacktohishideout.HeinstructsJonestomakealargedepositforMannion'smother'sbenefitattheFirstNationalBank,wherepolicedetectivesareexpectingManniontomakeanotherrobberyattempt.FortunatelyforJones,heforgetstobringthecheckandunwittinglyleadsthepolicebacktoMannion'shideout. Uponhisarrival,JonesismistakenforMannionbythewaitinghenchmenandquicklyrealizesthatheismeanttobethefallguy.WhenMannionreturnsunexpectedly,JonesordersthementoshootMannion.Thepolicearriveintimetocapturetherestofthegang.WithManniondead,Jonescollectsarewardandtakesalong-desiredcruisetoShanghaiwithWilhelmina.…