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1937When Mountain City racketeer Charles Gillette is acquitted, he arrives at the Mountain City World newsroom and vows revenge on the Better Government Committee who put him behind bars. Members of the committee include Colonel Bogardus, owner of the World , Horace Mitchell, a candidate for mayor, and Mr. Franklin, a department store owner. First Gillette buys a rival newspaper, the Sentinel , and offers a pricey editorship to World newsman Ralph Houston, who refuses the offer on principle. That evening, Ralph and his partner, Tod Swain, are greeted at home by a creditor, and Vina Swain, Ralph's fiancée, is furious to find out he turned down Gillette's offer. When she learns Ralph went into debt to put her through college, she warns Gillette of a police raid and pays back Ralph's debt with Gillette's renumeration. When Ralph orders Vina not to work for Gillette, she breaks their engagement.
Acted in
Fred MacMurray
as Ralph Houston
Frances Farmer
as Vina Swain
Charles Ruggles
as Tod Swain
Lloyd Nolan
as Charles Gillette
Fay Holden
as Mrs. Swain
Horace McMahon
as Beak McArdle
Ralph Morgan
as Horace Mitchell
Edward H. Robins
as Colonel Bogardus
Harlan Briggs
as Springer
Willard Robertson
as Mr. Franklin
William Mansell
as Formby
Steve Pendleton
as Elliott
Chester Clute
as Garner
Irving Bacon
as Dr. Boomgarten
James Blakeley
as Mr. Walton
Sam Hayes
as Radio Announcer
Mariska Aldrich
as Policewoman
Ricca Allen
William Arnold
as Reporter
Sam Ash
as Elevator-Starter
Benny Bartlett
as Boy
Jack Chapin
as Reed
Jack Cheatham
as Rioter
Edward Churchill
as Advertising Manager
Ethel Clayton
Joe Cunningham
as Editor
Jack Daley
as Policeman
Max Davidson
as Tailor
Joe De Stefani
as Foreman
James Dime
as Rioter
Margaret Fealy
as Rioter
Almeda Fowler
as Mrs. Mitchell
Billy Franey
as News Vendor
Mack Gray
as Secretary
Frank Hammond
as Switchman
Harry Hayden
as City Editor
Edward Hearn
as Policeman
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
as Janitor
Tex Higginson
as Rioter
Carol Holloway
as Rioter
Erskine Johnson
as Reporter
John Kelly
as Cab Driver
Billy Lee
as Beak's Child
Ann Marsters
as Reporter
Robert Milasch
as Gangster
Frances Morris
as Beak's Wife
Spec O'Donnell
as Phone Boy
Frank Puglia
as Johnny
James Quinn
as Rioter
Dick Rush
as Policeman
Lou Salter
as Rioter
Allan Sears
as Rioter
Antrim Short
as Messenger Boy
Gertrude Simpson
Libby Taylor
as Maid
Ray Turner
as Bellboy
Pat West
as Santa Claus
Cornel Wilde
as Reporter
Gloria Williams
Charlene Wyatt
as Girl in Elevator
Frank Bruno
as Lollipop
Richard Allen
as Policeman