A 55-minute fever dream where a reporter punches corruption in the face and steals the governor's daughter.
Jack Pemberton, a cub reporter falls in love with Betty (Mary Mayberry), the governor's daughter. During an investigation into racketeering, Jack learns that gangster Velvet is attempting to kidnap Betty in order to force her father to pardon a relative on death row.
Stunts
Bob Steele doing his own chaotic horseback and fistfight stunts.
Direction
Bradbury crams a 2-hour plot into 55 minutes of pure narrative adrenaline.
Director
Robert N. Bradbury
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bob Steele made over 100 westerns and B-pictures; this was him trying 'big city reporter' on for size before retreating back to horses.
The 'reporter hero' archepeaked in silent cinema because audiences loved watching working-class guys punch above their weight—literally.
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