Newspaper staffer Alice Woods persuades the editor to allow her to chase a story, that of prizefight contender Martin, who is about to fight for the championship. However, he does not know that his manager is preparing to double-cross him.
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| Paul Page | ... |
Paul Martin
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| Lola Lane | ... |
Alice Woods
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| Henry B. Walthall | ... |
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| Sharon Lynn | ... |
Mazie
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| Warren Hymer | ... |
Cannon Delmont
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| Stuart Erwin | ... |
Cy Williams
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James Guilfoyle | ... |
Davey
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| Erville Alderson | ... |
City Editor
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| Joseph Cawthorn | ... |
Yokel
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| Ivan Linow | ... |
Wrestler
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| Marjorie Beebe | ... |
Speakeasy Patron
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| Sailor Vincent | ... |
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| Helen Lynch | ... |
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| John Wayne | ... |
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Robert Wilber | ... |
Crook (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Benjamin Stoloff | ||
Written by
| George Rosener | ... | (play) and |
| Edward Knoblock | ... | (play) |
| Edwin J. Burke | ... | (scenario) (as Edwin Burke) and |
| Frederick Hazlitt Brennan | ... | (scenario) |
| Edwin J. Burke | ... | (dialogue) (as Edwin Burke) |
Cinematography by
| Joseph A. Valentine | ||
Editing by
| J. Edwin Robbins | ||
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| Sophie Wachner | ||
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| R.L. Hough | ... | assistant director |
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| W.W. Lindsay Jr. | ... | sound (as W.W. Lindsay) |
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| Sam Benson | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
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| William Fox | ... | presenter |
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- Fox Film Corporation (1929) (United States) (theatrical)
- Fox Film Company (1929) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Fox Film Company, Ltd.)
- Fox Film Company (1929) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as Fox Film Company, Ltd.)
- Fox Film Corporation (1929) (Australia) (theatrical)
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Storyline
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Alice Woods, a New York newspaper reporter, is assigned to write a story on Martin, a middleweight fighter who has just lost the championship. Martin refuses to see her in his dressing room, and Alice must later force her way into the speakeasy that is his hangout. Martin refuses to speak with her, and she fabricates a story, writing that Martin is planning to make a comeback. Alice soon falls for the ex-champ and uses her ingenuity to prove that he has been sold down the river by his crooked manager, Cannon Delmont. Martin goes back into the ring on his own and, with Alice's encouragement, regains the middleweight crown. |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film is believed lost. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Dawson City: Frozen Time (2016). See more » |