A 1928 comedy where a woman with a camera makes a man so mad he quits his job — then she keeps winning.
Aspiring newsreel camera girl Pat Clancy, is hired by her father, a publisher, to work on The Sun and causes Scoop Morgan, the paper's best cameraman, to quit in protest of the hiring of a woman. The Mercury hires Scoop, and there begins a heated rivalry between him and Pat. Pat gets a few lucky breaks and manages to get a beat on Scoop during her brief career. After she exposes the theft of a jewel from the turban of a visiting maharajah, she and Scoop are kidnapped by Clayton, the thief, and taken aboard his yacht. Rescued, she and Scoop find love and happiness.
Production
One of the last gasps of silent-era newsroom comedies.
Director
Clarence G. Badger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 'newsreel girl' fantasy peaked right before the Great Depression crushed the actual newsreel industry.
Considered a lost film — no known prints survive, so we're all theorizing from reviews and stills. The ultimate cinematic ghost.
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