The naive newspaper cub Clem lands a scoop when he's sent out to cover a murder. In his enthusiasm he writes that the main suspect is Jane. When she confronts Clem, she convinces him to help her prove her innocence.
Direction
Capra's kinetic newsroom energy — he started as a gag writer.
Acting
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.'s star-making grin, inherited from dad.
Editing
Snappy intertitles that talk faster than talkies ever could.
Director
Frank Capra
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Clem Rogers
Jobyna Ralston
Jane Atwill
Mildred Harris
Marie Weston
Philo McCullough
Robert Blake
Wheeler Oakman
Van
Robert Edeson
City Editor
Edwards Davis
Mr. Atwill
Dell Henderson
Bill Johnson
Charles Clary
District Attorney
Spottiswoode Aitken
Sports Writer
Frank Fanning
Detective
Bobby Dunn
Taxi Driver
Otto Hoffman
Blake's Aide
Lew Meehan
Henchman at Marie's House
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