A reporter and his newspaper's attorney try to gather evidence that will put a notorious gangster behind bars.
Acting
Franchot Tone's smug charisma carries every scene
Writing
Breezy banter that pre-Code allowed
Production
Depression-era newsroom authenticity on a budget
Director
George B. Seitz
Franchot Tone
Dick Parton
Madge Evans
Ann Devlin
Stuart Erwin
Timothy Aloysius Higgins
Joseph Calleia
Ace Acello
Robert Barrat
Werther
J. Farrell MacDonald
Michael Devlin
Louise Henry
Tess Graham
Margaret Irving
Mrs. Higgins
Wade Boteler
O'Neil
Charles Trowbridge
James Witherspoon Sr.
William Henry
James Witherspoon Jr.
Raymond Hatton
City Editor
J. Carrol Naish
Comos
Kitty McHugh
Ginger (uncredited)
William Tannen
Kent (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during Hollywood's brief pre-Code window, this captures 1930s journalism ethics before the Production Code sanitized gangster films into morality tales.
George B. Seitz directed six Thin Man entries — this is basically his warm-up routine. Franchot Tone made this the same year he married Joan Crawford, cementing his A-list status.
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