
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.

It's a VAN! What a Man! Singing! Dancing! Romancing!
When a newspaper accuses a wealthy socialite of being a homewrecker, she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit. The publication's frazzled head editor now must find a way to discredit her.

William "Bill" Stevens Chandler

Connie Allenbury

Gladys Benton

Warren Haggerty

J.B. Allenbury

Spike Dolan

Curtis Farwood

Barbara Norvell

Mrs. Burns Norvell

Carlos Ramírez

Ethel Smith

Homer Henshaw

Hector Boswell

Joe
Mary
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Attendant
Party Guest (uncredited)

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