A radio columnist is threatened by gangsters and later murdered during a broadcast. A detective sets out to find the killers.A radio columnist is threatened by gangsters and later murdered during a broadcast. A detective sets out to find the killers.A radio columnist is threatened by gangsters and later murdered during a broadcast. A detective sets out to find the killers.
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- Mr. Jerome Burbank
- (as Burton Churchill)
- Joe Reynolds
- (as Jason Robards)
- Carr
- (as Edward Kane)
- Juror
- (uncredited)
- Man at Radio Station
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaA Nitrate Print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives, and is not listed for preservation.
- Quotes
George Gaylord: Any new dirt?
Miss Sally Oxford: Cooper suicided. The police blame your story.
George Gaylord: Yeah, I heard it along the main stem. Just another guy who couldn't take it.
Miss Sally Oxford: We're having a lot of complaints, George. How about toning down a little for a while, huh?
George Gaylord: Aw, now don't you go spongey on me, baby. Who's been squawking?
Miss Sally Oxford: Well, Joe Reynolds called up and raised the roof and so did old man Burbank. When he couldn't get you, he switched to Carr. I also got a tip-off that Ernie Paddock is talking to his trigger man. 'Course those are the important ones and there's dozens of smaller fry.
George Gaylord: Just a lot of poor fish who get hooked by their own recklessness and then flop around when they're drawn up into the sunlight. Celebrities are made and paid by the public and the public has a right to know the real, inside dope on their darlings. And as long as the public keeps supporting the Gaylord nose for news, they're going to get their money's worth.
Miss Sally Oxford: OK, George. You know me, I'm for you. Only, I don't want to see you get yourself in a jam.
George Gaylord: Nah, don't worry, baby. I hold up coat-tails when I walk through the mud!
- Crazy creditsJack LaRue and Gail Patrick courtesy of Paramount Pictures.
It's a delicious little locked-room mystery, and I'm not sure I think the way the murder was actually carried out is possible, but this is the movies, and the proof is in the confession. There's an awful lot of talking involved, making this less cinematic, but there are some interesting performers, including Thelma Todd in a serious role, Gil Patrick as Churchill's daughter, Vince Barnett, Leslie Fenton, Pal Hurst, Oscar Apfel.... enough to keep fans of old movies and these now obscure actors interested.
- boblipton
- Apr 26, 2023
Details
- Runtime1 hour 18 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1