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1942

Broadway Big Shot

Directed by William Beaudine
So Hot - They Put Him In The Cooler!

This drama chronicles the extreme measures taken by a determined young crime reporter to get an interview with a notorious convict. The zealous journalist, also a star quarterback on the town college team, decides to become a convict himself. He gets into the prison, becomes president of the prisoners' union, does his interview, successfully woo's the warden's daughter, and gets out in time to publish his story before anyone else does. His career is off to a tremendous start.

Duration

1h 3m

Released

February 6, 1942

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Cast20

  • Ralph Byrd
  • Virginia Vale
  • William Halligan
  • Dick Rich
  • Herbert Rawlinson
  • Cecil Weston
  • Tom Herbert
  • Stubby Kruger
  • Frank Hagney

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