Flamboyant stage actor-manager Dawson Wells (Robinson) plots revenge on his evil brother-in-law Stanley Vance (Calhern) for ruining the life of his actress sister Jessica (Astor). Vance is visited by European producer Jules Chautard (you might guess from the title who that really is) and a murder occurs. Based on the comic-mystery play "The Dark Tower" by Alexander Woollcott and George S. Kaufman. Filmed with two endings: one that adhered to the stage version and one more ambiguous.