The title character is office-boy Barney. Pretending to be a deaf-mute, Barney tries to trump his detective boss Walter Babbing by tracking down the person who kidnapped Peggy Meredith, the daughter of wealthy Agnes and Trumbull Meredith.

Cast:Ruth Chatterton, Fredric March, John Cromwell, Fred Kohler, Mickey Bennett, Vondell Darr,

Genre:Comedy, Mystery,

country:United States of America,

Production:Paramount Pictures,