She buried the DA. Then he walked free. Now what?
A magazine reporter exposes a crooked District Attorney, resulting in his trial. Complications ensue, however, when the man is acquitted.
Acting
Glenda Farrell's rapid-fire reporter energy steals every scene.
Writing
Witty pre-Code dialogue that moves like a newsroom on deadline.
Director
Harold D. Schuster
Glenda Farrell
'Click' Stewart
Otto Kruger
William Reardon
Herbert Mundin
Skippy
Charles D. Brown
Steve Conway
Richard Lane
Tony Mitchell
Lorraine Krueger
Betty Clarke
Bernard Nedell
Mike Romero
David Oliver
Tim
Frances Robinson
Club girl
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
William
Irving Bacon
Crankpool
Maurice Cass
Aloysius J. Meggs
Ernie Adams
Bum
Dorothy Arnold
Hatcheck Girl
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of Glenda Farrell's last Warner Bros. films before she jumped to freelance status for better pay.
Released just as the Hays Code was tightening, this squeaked through with its cynical view of justice intact.
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