The Girl on the Front Page

The Girl on the Front Page

A HARD BOILED NEWSPAPERMAN TAKES SOCIETY INTO CAMP!

NR 1936 · 75 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Comedy

The heiress to a powerful newspaper owner gets a job at the paper under an assumed name and helps break up a blackmail racket.

Directed by Harry Beaumont · Written by Marjorie Chanslor

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