11 Oct 1929
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On a slow news day, the wisecracking staff of a newspaper write articles about the serious safety issues of a local excursion steamboat line.
Big Town After Dark
Gambling Racket BLASTED!
A crusading newspaper reporter battles big-city gambling interests.
Top Billed Cast
Phillip Reed Steve Wilson
Hillary Brooke Lorelei Kilbourne
Richard Travis Chuck LaRue
Ann Gillis Susan Peabody LaRue
Vince Barnett Louie Snead
Joe Sawyer Monk
Robert Kent Jake Sebastian
Charles Arnt Amos Peabody
Joseph Allen Wally Blake
William Haade Marcus
Fred Aldrich Police Car Driver (uncredited)
Don Barclay Gambler (uncredited)
Benny Bartlett McGonigle (uncredited)
Gregg Barton Detective (uncredited)
Gladys Blake Gambler (uncredited)
Sumner Getchell Harvey Cushman--Reporter (uncredited)
John Holland District Attorney Harding (uncredited)
Richard Keene Jimmy O'Brien--Photographer (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe Hoodlum in LaRue's Office (uncredited)
Mary Newton Nurse (uncredited)
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