"WHY WON'T THE NEWSPAPERS GIVE A MAN A LIVING CHANCE. WHY DO THEY DIG UP THE PAST WHEN HE IS TRYING TO GO STRAIGHT?" 04 May 1929 Drama 80 mins
A newspaperman is drawn away from family life by the needs of his paper until a new woman enters his life.
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Walter Huston as Wickland Snell
Kay Francis as Myra May
Charles Ruggles as Charlie Haven
Betty Lawford as Dorothy Snell Hanley
Norman Foster as Ted Hanley
Duncan Penwarden as Mr. Higgenbottom
Lawrence Leslie as Red
Lee Harry as Copy-desk Editor
Brian Donlevy as Kelly - Reporter (uncredited)
Victor Kilian as McPhee - Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim as Copy Boy (uncredited)
Millard Webb Director
Mark Barron Theatre Play
Ward Morehouse Theatre Play
Bartlett Cormack Screenplay
United States 04 May 1929
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