Roger Pryor is a reporter whose editor has a grudge against Police Commissioner Conway Tearle. A couple of slighting headlines gets the entire press banned from the police beat, but Pryor gets an in by building up dumb cop Ford Sterling. While all the reporters are at a gambling house waiting for the police raid, there's a murder, and Heather Angel is caught holding the gun. Pryor sneaks her out for an exclusive, but it turns out she's his paper's publisher's daughter, which means he's go to keep her name out of the news, hide her, and crack the case fast.
It;s a Mascot movie from just before the merger that created Republic, so I was surprised at how strong it is. Pryor is actually good as the fast-talking reporter, Miss Angel is a decent substitute for Maureen O'Sullivan, and Sterling is an always welcome presence doing his Dutch act in his next-to-last feature. The newsroom looks like director William Nigh was trying to replicate THE FRONT PAGE, and there are good bits from Franklin Pangborn and Ward Bond. There's little in the way of mystery in it, but there is lots of good humor.
It;s a Mascot movie from just before the merger that created Republic, so I was surprised at how strong it is. Pryor is actually good as the fast-talking reporter, Miss Angel is a decent substitute for Maureen O'Sullivan, and Sterling is an always welcome presence doing his Dutch act in his next-to-last feature. The newsroom looks like director William Nigh was trying to replicate THE FRONT PAGE, and there are good bits from Franklin Pangborn and Ward Bond. There's little in the way of mystery in it, but there is lots of good humor.