A radio columnist is threatened by gangsters and later murdered during a broadcast. A detective sets out to find the killers.A radio columnist is threatened by gangsters and later murdered during a broadcast. A detective sets out to find the killers.A radio columnist is threatened by gangsters and later murdered during a broadcast. A detective sets out to find the killers.
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- Mr. Jerome Burbank
- (as Burton Churchill)
- Joe Reynolds
- (as Jason Robards)
- Carr
- (as Edward Kane)
- Juror
- (uncredited)
- Man at Radio Station
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaA Nitrate Print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives, and is not listed for preservation.
- Quotes
George Gaylord: Any new dirt?
Miss Sally Oxford: Cooper suicided. The police blame your story.
George Gaylord: Yeah, I heard it along the main stem. Just another guy who couldn't take it.
Miss Sally Oxford: We're having a lot of complaints, George. How about toning down a little for a while, huh?
George Gaylord: Aw, now don't you go spongey on me, baby. Who's been squawking?
Miss Sally Oxford: Well, Joe Reynolds called up and raised the roof and so did old man Burbank. When he couldn't get you, he switched to Carr. I also got a tip-off that Ernie Paddock is talking to his trigger man. 'Course those are the important ones and there's dozens of smaller fry.
George Gaylord: Just a lot of poor fish who get hooked by their own recklessness and then flop around when they're drawn up into the sunlight. Celebrities are made and paid by the public and the public has a right to know the real, inside dope on their darlings. And as long as the public keeps supporting the Gaylord nose for news, they're going to get their money's worth.
Miss Sally Oxford: OK, George. You know me, I'm for you. Only, I don't want to see you get yourself in a jam.
George Gaylord: Nah, don't worry, baby. I hold up coat-tails when I walk through the mud!
- Crazy creditsJack LaRue and Gail Patrick courtesy of Paramount Pictures.
During one of his shows, Gaylord is locked in a sound-proof booth. Outside is a room full of people who hate him and are waiting to give him a piece of their minds. But the confrontation outside the booth never occurs, as someone apparently broke in and killed Gaylord during his broadcast. The problem is that there are tons of suspects...too many.
This sort of mystery film was very popular in B-movies in the 1930s and 40s. And, interestingly, several were ALSO about radio broadcasters being killed! Again, I think this was perhaps a case of wishful thinking! Additionally, the dumb cop investigating the crime is pretty typical of such films. And, there's the standard gather everyone into one room until one of them incriminates themselves scene at the end! And, sadly, the murder isn't all that hard to figure out...as I did early on after the murder. Overall, a very familiar sort of film, entertaining but very slight because of all the standard cliches.
- planktonrules
- Feb 11, 2021
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 18 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1