The Final Extra

The Final Extra

BIG NEWSPAPER AND STAGE DRAMA!

1927 · 65 min · ★ 10.0 · Action, Crime, Drama, Romance

The alert atmosphere of a large-city newspaper office and its giant presses combines with the back-stage atmosphere of the theatre, set against the sinister shadow of a bootleg gang and the glitter of a big musical comedy "first night" in a whirlwind of dramatic action. A hot-shot newspaper reporter and a Broadway show-girl provide the romance.

Directed by James P. Hogan · Written by Herbert C. Clark

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