Academy Awards, USA 1931
| Nominated Oscar | Best Picture |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role Adolphe Menjou | |
| Best Director Lewis Milestone |
United Artists
Directed by Lewis Milestone
My rating: 3.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
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In a busy New York City news room, reporters wait for news about a hanging taking place at a nearby prison. Meanwhile, burnt out reporter Pat O'Brien is trying to get away for his marriage, but after an escape finds himself face-to-face with the prisoner. Never one to miss a story, he hides him in the news room and concocts elaborate headlines with his editor. Biting satire of the ruthlessness of the newspaper industry, with acerbic dialogue and unusual editing techniques far ahead of its time.
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