The read
It runs a compact 1h 2m.
Synopsis
During the height of Prohibition courageous reporter Chick Slater and determined "sob sister" journalist Myrtle Hines uncover a dangerous bootlegging and extortion ring operating in their city. As they dig into the corruption, they get swept into a web of racketeers, mob violence, and romantic complications. The film explores the power of the press as the journalists risk everything to expose the criminal underworld.
Ratings
TMDB10/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Benjamin StoloffDirector
Cast
- Dorothy BurgessMyrtle Hines
- Robert ElliottWallace Crockett
- Paul PageChick Slater
- Dorothy WardJudy Revis
- Roy StewartOllie Bogardt
- William H. TookerHarry Lamson
- Arthur HoytCast
- Ben HewlettJames Rollans
- Joe BrownJoe Brown
Themes
1937 fox vault firesynchronized sound on discs