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.
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Clem Rogers
Jobyna Ralston as Jane Atwill
Mildred Harris as Marie Weston
Philo McCullough as Robert Blake
Wheeler Oakman as Van
Robert Edeson as City Editor
Edwards Davis as Mr. Atwill
Dell Henderson as Bill Johnson
Charles Clary as District Attorney
Spottiswoode Aitken as Sports Writer
Frank Fanning as Detective
Joe Bordeaux as Newspaper Employee
Bobby Dunn as Taxi Driver
Otto Hoffman as Blake's Aide
Lew Meehan as Henchman at Marie's House
Blackie Whiteford as Henchman
Frank Capra Director
Sonya Levien Writer
Ted Tetzlaff Director of Photography
Harrison Wiley Art Direction
Fred Thompson Screenplay
Jack Cohn Producer
Chester A. Lyons Director of Photography
Frank Atkinson Editor
Fred Thompson Story
Arthur Roberts Editor
Charles C. Coleman Assistant Director
United States 30 October 1928
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