An unemployed reporter, fired because of his drinking, takes a job at an advertising agency. Drama.
Social & External
The people behind it
Richard Dix
Bruce Foster
Elizabeth Allan
Peggy Wilson
Doris Kenyon
Adrienne Deane
Alan Dinehart
"Perk" Perkins
David Landau
Mr. Zimmer
Hobart Cavanaugh
Smith
Hilda Vaughn
Fanny Olmstead, Foster's Secretary
Charles Cahill Wilson
Red Moran, City Desk Editor
Jean Acker
Adrienne's Maid
Bess Flowers
Receptionist at Adrienne Deane Cosmetics
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