Buckley is an unethical reporter who manipulates the news for his own benefit as much as he reports it. When he is in Paris to get a medal for being rescued from his alleged kidnappers, he finds that his boss, Stevens, at the Chicago Globe is going with his old gal Dolly.
Is it worth your time? If you have any patience for pre-Code era chaos, absolutely. If you want a movie that makes sense from start to finish, maybe skip it. It’s perfect for people who like their protagonists to be total disasters. People who prefer their heroes heroic will probably find Buckley's lack of a moral comp...
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George W. Hill
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"Is it worth your time? If you have any patience for pre-Code era chaos, absolutely. If you want a movie that makes sense from start to finish, maybe skip it. It’s perfect for people who like their protagonists to be total disasters. People who prefer their heroes heroic will probably find Buckley's lack of a moral compass pretty irritating. Lee Tracy is just electric here. He moves like he’s powered by high-octane coffee and bad decisions. Watching him try to talk his way out of a Soviet execut..."
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