Rich playboy Pike Winslow dons the mantle of 'The Reckoner', a mysterious avenger, when he learns that his lady friend Barbara Gerry's father has been framed in a bank embezzlement scandal. Using meticulous planning and split-second timing, Pike, along with his associates, the erudite 'Professor' and tough-guy scrapper 'Doc', attempt to find proof that will clear Gerry and identify the real culprits.
Plot keywords (from IMDb): apartment, auction, aunt, banker, bankruptcy, based on novel, board meeting, chess, country club, decoy, detective, escape, explosive, false accusation, father daughter relationship, fingerprint, frame up, guard, gunfire, murder, police inspector, reporter, robbery, safe, secret document, swindler, vigilante
The Public Defender (1931) 