Robert Armstrong
Steve Banks
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Synopsis
A reporter's drinking threatens both his job and his marriage to a journalist at a rival paper. Fired while investigating drug dealers, he continues pursuing the story. His editor's murder changes the assignment into a fight against an accusation directed at himself.
Cast
DirectorsGregory La Cava
Inspirations
George S. Brooks's For Two Cents supplied the material. Carole Lombard appears under the early credit Carol Lombard, a small record of her developing screen identity in the transition to sound.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
Photograph credit
Photographs cropped, resized and optimized as WebP, displayed in monochrome.
- Robert Armstrong — Trailer screenshot · Public domain
- Carole Lombard — Photograph by Paul Hesse (1896 – 1973) · Public domain
- Louis Payne — Unknown photographer · Public domain
- Wade Boteler — Unknown author · Public domain
