Poster writes a gossip column for the Morning Gazette. He will write about anyone and everyone as long as he gets the credit.


Is this worth your 66 minutes tonight? If you love fast-talking Pre-Code movies where everyone is a terrible person but they have great hats, then yes. But if you hate screechy dialogue and plots that resolve because a character literally just walks into a room at the right second, you will probably want to skip this o...

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"Is this worth your 66 minutes tonight? If you love fast-talking Pre-Code movies where everyone is a terrible person but they have great hats, then yes. But if you hate screechy dialogue and plots that resolve because a character literally just walks into a room at the right second, you will probably want to skip this one. 🍿 The Greasiest Man in Journalism William "Bill" Poster (played by Ricardo Cortez) is a gossip columnist who would sell his own mother for a front-page scoop. He steals info ..."
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