A shot rings out in the middle of the night in upstate New York. NYC banker George Ferguson is found shot to death and his young wife Vivian bound up. She claims that it's burglars. The news reporters race to cover the story as it becomes big news in NYC. Bruce Foster and girlfriend Toni Martin work for the local paper. Maizie Dickson (Joan Blondell) is a big city reporter. Bob Parks leads the group who sensationalizes the story.
This pre-Code film opens with text describing yellow journalism. This is trying to create a media circus. It's more tiring than exciting. I would rather have fewer reporters and give more time to the main leads. I expected much more screen time for Joan Blondell. I like the young local couple. Bob Parks is an important character. Everybody else can be either be cut out or minimalized. There is ambition here. The result is less impressive than I want.
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