Ordinary man-in-the-street Arthur Ferguson Jones leads a very straightforward life. He's never late for work and nothing interesting ever happens to him. One day everything changes: he oversleeps and is fired as an example, he's then mistaken for evil criminal killer Mannion and is arrested. The resemblance is so striking that the police give him a special pass to avoid a similar mistake. The real Mannion sees the opportunity to steal the pass and move around freely and chaos results.

Directed by: John Ford
Written by: Jo Swerling & Robert Riskin
Runtime: 93 minutes
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Tagline: The most exciting picture in a decade..Inspired by the biggest front page sensation in recent years
Cast:
Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson
Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion 
Jean Arthur Jean Arthur
Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark 
Lucille Ball Lucille Ball
Bank Employee (uncredited) 
Edward Brophy Edward Brophy
'Slugs' Martin 
Arthur Byron Arthur Byron
Spencer 
Bess Flowers Bess Flowers
Miss Gower (uncredited)