Tom Conway is almost hit by pretty cab driver Ann Rutherford. He has been hit on the head and has amnesia. She takes him under her wing to try to discover his identity. "Dave Rennick" is a character wanted by the police, and he fears that is his name. Inspector Emory Parnell and reporter Richard Lane get involved, and Rutherford has to tell them that she and Conway are newlyweds and that Conway is a reporter. They take them along as they investigate the murder. Then they go to a night club where they see Jean Brooks and Roland Drew. A drunk and a beautiful girl (Jane Greer) both call him "Step." Then Lester Matthews comes up, and obviously knows Conway. They were old college friends. Then Drew attacks Matthews. Conway goes to see Matthews in his room to check on him, and he learns that Step is a nickname from his college days and that his real name is Theodore Allison.
It is revealed that a play called "Two O'Clock Courage" is at the heart of the matter. Conway had been acting on behalf of an estate and was threatening to bring suit for plagiarism. When he is struck on the head again, everything comes back to him. The culprit turns out to be Brooks. And Conway and Rutherford get married and live happily ever after, presumably.
The comic relief of the movie is provided by Lane. He spent a lot of time playing crusty, irritable policemen, but here he does a good job on the funnier side. He keeps calling his City Editor with scoops as to who committed the murder, only to have to call in later and change his story.
Rutherford and Conway
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