Summary
“Is That Nice?” plunges us into the frantic world of Ralph Tanner, a burgeoning journalist for the Morning Standard, whose ambition outpaces his diligence. After penning a scathing, reputation-damaging exposé on the city's formidable political kingpin, John Gorman, Tanner finds himself lauded by his superiors, publisher Wilbert and managing editor Dyke. This fleeting triumph dissolves into panic when the inconvenient truth emerges: Tanner's explosive claims lack any verifiable evidence. With his career and potentially his freedom hanging by a thread, Tanner is forced to embark on a desperate quest for retroactive proof, navigating the murky urban underbelly. His precarious mission is complicated by the enigmatic presence of Doris Leslie, whose motives remain opaque, and the rather more robust, if well-meaning, interference of stenographer Winnie Nash and her imposing partner, Bill Schultz. The film thus becomes a chaotic scramble for vindication, a race against the clock where journalistic integrity clashes with sheer survival.
Synopsis
Ralph Tanner, a cub reporter on the Morning Standard, writes a highly libelous story about John Gorman, the political boss of the city. Wilbert, the publisher, and Dyke, the managing editor, are highly pleased about the story...until they learn that Tanner has no proof to back his statements. Tanner, aided and/or hampered by a mystery girl, Doris Leslie, and a hefty stenographer from the paper, Winnie Nash, and her even-huskier boyfriend, Bill Schultz, sets out to gather proof.
