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1929 · 21 min · ★ 6.5 · Comedy, Drama
On a slow news day, the wisecracking staff of a newspaper write articles about the serious safety issues of a local excursion steamboat line.
Directed by Norman Houston · Written by Kendall Banning
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Roscoe Karns City Editor John Mack - J Jack Carlyle Mr. Thomas
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James Donlan Adams - B Bruce Gentle Frank Pratt
- D D.J. Flanagan Managing Editor
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Tom McGuire McCloskey - J Jack Hanlon Jimmy
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