The Aaron Burr Murder Case

During a stage performance recreating the historic gunfight between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, the actor playing Hamilton dies when his scene partner's weapon shoots live ammunition instead of fake bullets. Police start looking into the death and discover all clues lead back to the actual Aaron Burr as the one who committed the murder.

Director Parradine films a historical duel scene between Hamilton and Burr on location. When the actor playing Hamilton dies after shots are fired, suspicion falls on Tony Bellows, who played Burr. Bellows claims innocence, and an officer investigating finds a pistol with Aaron Burr inscribed on it, supporting Bellows's assertion that he didn't fire the real weapon.

In a re-enactment of a famous duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. The actor portraying Hamilton is killed by when his partner's gun fires real bullets instead of blanks. The police investigate and soon find that all evidence point towards the real Aaron Burr as the perpetrator of the crime.