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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.