How did I end up in this mess? Publisher Earl Janoth (played by Charles Laughton) kills his lover during an outburst of anger. He then uses every resource at his disposal to frame another man who was seen nearby. George Stroud (Ray Milland), the editor of Janoth’s magazine, Crimeways, is assigned to track down this mysterious individual. Things get complicated when he discovers that as he investigates, all signs p…