A detective who has "four hours to kill" before delivering his prisoner, an escaped killer, spends the time in the lobby of a Broadway theater where a musical is playing. The film focuses on the relationship between the two men, and also between various characters in the theater audience, staff and cast.
as Tony Mako
as Carl Barrett
as Eddie
as Mrs. Sylvia Temple
as Helen
as Mae Danish
as Johnson
as Taft
as Mac Mason
as Anderson
as Capt. Seaver
as Mrs. Madison
as Pa Herman
as Ma
as Little Girl