Summary
In an audacious narrative born from the journalistic world's penchant for fabrication, two enterprising newspapermen find themselves in a quandary of their own making: their wildly successful book, penned under the guise of a fictitious author, demands a flesh-and-blood counterpart as its popularity explodes. Into this precarious charade steps Jack Holt, an ailing literary agent whose professional acumen is matched only by his declining health, tasked with conjuring a living persona for the phantom writer. Accompanying him is an unlikely associate, a safe-cracking confidante whose skills prove unexpectedly pertinent. As Holt endeavors to navigate this intricate deception, fate intercedes, entangling him in a burgeoning romance with the Governor's daughter. This burgeoning affection, however, blossoms against a backdrop of sinister political machinations, as the malevolent Drisco orchestrates a scheme to compromise the Governor, strategically planting a substantial sum of $20,000 within the executive's personal safe, poised to unleash a scandal that threatens to unravel both personal and public lives.
Synopsis
Two newspapermen who wrote a successful book using a phony author have to come up with a real person when the book is a huge success. Ailing literary agent Jack Holt takes the job while his safe cracking friend tags along for the ride. Jack falls in love with the Governor's daughter just as the Governor is about to be blackmailed by the evil Drisco, who has planted $20,000 in the Governor's safe.
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