Robert Tisdall finds on the beach the corpse of a woman he knew. Others wrongly conclude that he is the murderer. Fleeing, he desperately attempts to prove that he is not the killer. A young woman becomes embroiled in the effort.
Jenny Marsh, recently released from prison for killing a man, finds herself under the watchful eye of her parole officer, Griff Marat, who helps her secure a job caring for his ailing mother.
Den unge Louis har netop begravet sin mor. Det eneste hun efterlod ham er en stak penge, og nu bliver han sendt afsted for at bo hos sine bedsteforældre. Men så møder han John, der engang kendte hans mor og tilbyder at køre Louis. I virkeligheden er han interesseret i Louis' penge for at betale en gæld til en gangster. Men det er ikke nok, så undervejs røver John fra en række små forretninger. Til at starte med nægter Louis at hjælpe, men hans sympati for John stiger og snart kaster han sig også ud i det lovløse liv.
Joan (Sylvia Sidney) er forelsket i den småkriminelle Eddie (Henry Fonda), der sidder i fængsel. Med hjælp fra hendes ven og forsvarer Stephen formår hun at få ham ud af fængslet før tid, og de to gifter sig straks. Eddie gør alt for at holde sig på den lovlydige side og får hurtigt et job som lastbilchauffør. Men det er ikke nemt at være eksfange, og allerede første dag bliver han helt urimeligt fyret. Mens han prøver at finde et andet job, er der et røveri i en bank, og Eddie bliver anklaget i sagen. I hans forsøg på flugt eskalerer tingene, og Eddie kommer i en situation, der er svær at redde sig ud af.
When mailman Bridd Takes his sexy date Charlotte home, they find their boss on the floor with a mail opener stuck in his chest. The assailants are also after Bridd and he has to use all his talents to foil an extra-terrestrial complot.
The girlfriend of the Sundance Kid is on the run, with a price on her head, when she hears rumors that Sundance may still be alive.
Soapy Gibson (Edward Ellis) and his wife Annie (Marjorie Rambeau) run a lonely hearts club in a small town. Even during the Depression years these were often "clip joints" - places where people with money but no mate got taken by someone offering the promise of companionship. However, Soapy and Annie are strictly on the level - and they have more than one reason to want to stay on the level. You see Soapy escaped from the law years ago, had some plastic surgery and changed his name, and has been living on the lam with his wife ever since.
Escaping from the Sheriff, Jim and Cookie decide to go straight. But when they meet their old cohort, The Blanco Kid, he tells their new boss they are outlaws and they are in trouble again.
Sylvester Cat and a tough bulldog escape, chained together, from a transport vehicle headed for the city animal pound and make like convicts on the lam.
Ed Ryan is a Texas ranger who goes undercover to trap a criminal gang headed by Luke Andrews. Posing as the wanted killer Robert Larkin, Ed is able to move freely amongst the town riffraff. Marshal Bullock learns that the brains behind the gang of Luke Andrews is a group of supposed respectable businessmen.