Broadway Big Shot (1942)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

Ralph Byrd

Jimmy O'Brien

Virginia Vale

Betty Collins

William Halligan

Warden Collins

Dick Rich

Tom Barnes

Herbert Rawlinson

District Attorney

Cecil Weston

Mrs. Briggs

Tom Herbert

Carnation Charlie

Stubby Kruger

Dynamite (as Harold Kruger)

Frank Hagney

Butch

Jack Buckley

Windy

Harry Depp

Ben Marlo

Jack Roper

Nipper

Director & Crew

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