Broadway Big Shot (1942)
So Hot - They Put Him In The Cooler!
Genre : Drama
Runtime : 1H 3M
Director : William Beaudine
Writer : Martin Mooney
Synopsis
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.
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