A "scientific detective" story about the attempted murder of a wealthy New Yorker in his mountain lodge is framed with a satire of Hollywood as the writer of the story comically tries to get the script read and accepted by a studio.
William Desmond
The Author / Horace Lee
Robert McKim
Donald Greene
J. Barney Sherry
Richard Deering
Margaret Thompson
Evelyn Deering
Joseph J. Dowling
The Butler
Jerome Storm
Butler's Son
Louis Durham
Joe
J. Frank Burke
The Specialist
Reginald Barker
Himself
C. Gardner Sullivan
Last Action Hero
Vidocq
Kiss the Girls
The First Law
Clue
The Pink Panther 2
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
Over Your Dead Body
Sherlock Jr.
A Shot in the Dark
The Unholy Trinity
The Late Show
Another Thin Man
The Thursday Murder Club
Detective Katherine 2
Hold That Ghost
The Black Doll
The Mirror Crack'd
Sew Torn
The Thin Man Goes Home