Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer.
In an effort to be able to afford expensive treatment for her gravely ill American husband, a retired German entertainer returns to the cabaret as Blonde Venus and catches the eye of a wealthy politician.
An on-the-lam New York card shark marries a small-town librarian who thinks he's a businessman.