The fate of a city hangs upon the innocence of a girl charged with murder. A young, inexperienced, but adventurous newspaper reporter is bent on clearing her name by ripping the lid off a corrupt government machine.
Should you bother? If you like movies where guys in fedoras talk way too fast and everyone has a secret, sure. It’s a B-movie through and through, so don’t go in expecting A Successful Calamity levels of polish. It’s for the folks who love that 1930s vibe where the city is always corrupt and the reporter is always hung...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Albert S. Rogell
Tom Collins
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"Should you bother? If you like movies where guys in fedoras talk way too fast and everyone has a secret, sure. It’s a B-movie through and through, so don’t go in expecting A Successful Calamity levels of polish. It’s for the folks who love that 1930s vibe where the city is always corrupt and the reporter is always hungover. The plot is a bit of a scramble. We have a girl in trouble, a murder no one can solve, and a reporter who thinks he’s smarter than the police. Typical stuff, really. It move..."
Fred Niblo Jr., Herbert Asbury
United States
