Reporter Dan Collins tries to expose a crooked gambling ring, but is waylaid by Geraldine Sloane, a feisty young heiress who feels Collins has insulted her. To get revenge , she disguises herself and gets a job at Collins' paper, where she manages to throw his crusade against the gamblers into disarray.
Acting
Ann Sothern's debut lead — she absolutely knows she's the moment.
Writing
Pre-Code banter that actually lands the 'taming' without feeling gross.
Director
Albert S. Rogell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Ann Sothern's first starring role after years of chorus girl and bit parts — Columbia was testing whether she could carry a picture. She could.
The 'newspaper comedy' was a genuine Pre-Code subgenre, fueled by public fascination with yellow journalism scandals and the fast-talking reporter as American folk hero.
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