The first case of amnesia in the classic noir era comes with a Woolrichian twist. Frank Thompson (Burgess Meredith) survives an accident only to have the shock restore his memory! He learns he's been living the past several years as someone else! With his incredulous girlfriend Ruth (Claire Trevor), Frank embarks on a nocturnal quest to determine his true identity. A "B" offering that benefits from some A-list contributors, principally director of photography Theodor Sparkuhl, a less-heralded master of noir imagery.