Exclusive (1937)
Overview
When Mountain City racketeer Charles Gillette is acquitted, he arrives at the Mountain City World newsroom and vows revenge on the Better Government Committee who put him behind bars. Members of the committee include Colonel Bogardus, owner of the World , Horace Mitchell, a candidate for mayor, and Mr. Franklin, a department store owner. First Gillette buys a rival newspaper, the Sentinel , and offers a pricey editorship to World newsman Ralph Houston, who refuses the offer on principle. That evening, Ralph and his partner, Tod Swain, are greeted at home by a creditor, and Vina Swain, Ralph's fiancée, is furious to find out he turned down Gillette's offer. When she learns Ralph went into debt to put her through college, she warns Gillette of a police raid and pays back Ralph's debt with Gillette's renumeration. When Ralph orders Vina not to work for Gillette, she breaks their engagement.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.678 |
Directed By
Alexander Hall
Crew
Jack Moffitt
Paul Weatherwax
Edith Head
Sidney Salkow
Jack Moffitt
John Leipold
Ernst Fegté
Alexander Hall
Hans Dreier
Benjamin Glazer
Rian James
A. E. Freudeman
William C. Mellor
TOP CAST
Fred MacMurray
Ralph Houston
Frances Farmer
Vina Swain
Charles Ruggles
Tod Swain
Lloyd Nolan
Charles Gillette
Fay Holden
Mrs. Swain
Horace McMahon
Beak McArdle
Ralph Morgan
Horace Mitchell
Edward H. Robins
Colonel Bogardus
Harlan Briggs
Springer
Willard Robertson
Mr. Franklin
William Mansell
Formby
Steve Pendleton
Elliott
Chester Clute
Garner
Irving Bacon
Dr. Boomgarten
James Blakeley
Mr. Walton
Sam Hayes
Radio Announcer
Mariska Aldrich
Policewoman
William Arnold
Reporter
Sam Ash
Elevator-Starter
Benny Bartlett
Boy
Jack Chapin
Reed
Jack Cheatham
Rioter
Edward Churchill
Advertising Manager
Joe Cunningham
Editor
Jack Daley
Policeman
Max Davidson
Tailor
Joe De Stefani
Foreman
James Dime
Rioter
Margaret Fealy
Rioter
Almeda Fowler
Mrs. Mitchell
Billy Franey
News Vendor
Mack Gray
Secretary
Frank Hammond
Switchman
Harry Hayden
City Editor
Edward Hearn
Policeman
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Janitor
Tex Higginson
Rioter
Carol Holloway
Rioter
Erskine Johnson
Reporter
John Kelly
Cab Driver
Billy Lee
Beak's Child
Ann Marsters
Reporter
Robert Milasch
Gangster
Frances Morris
Beak's Wife
Spec O'Donnell
Phone Boy
Frank Puglia
Johnny
James Quinn
Rioter
Dick Rush
Policeman
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