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Walen plays Dan Sparling, a convicted embezzler who becomes editor of his prison newspaper. After serving out his sentence, he sets up an independent newspaper devoted to attacking corruption in public life, encountering various difficulties due to his being an ex-con and opposition from the incumbent administration.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1939-05-04
- video_camera_front Companies Columbia Pictures
- timer Runtime: 60 Mins
- star Rating: 7.5 / 10
- favorite Likes: 1 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0031771
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Michael Whalen
Dan Sparling
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Dolores Costello
Margaret Bronson
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Virginia Weidler
Ellen Sparling
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Don Beddoe
Dinky
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Selmer Jackson
John Wilson
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Mary Forbes
Gertrude Bishop
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Robert Emmett Keane
Sam Fulton
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Pierre Watkin
Hewitt Bronson
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Kathleen Lockhart
Miss Thornton
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Dick Curtis
Flint
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Matthew Beard
Penny
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Clem Bevans
Smedley (uncredited)
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Florence Wix
Miss Strawbridge (uncredited)
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Robert Sterling
Reporter (uncredited)
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Lorna Gray
Secretary (uncredited)
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Joe Devlin
Circulation Man (uncredited)
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Kenneth MacDonald
Hutchins (uncredited)
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Erville Alderson
Sauers (uncredited)
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Dorothy Comingore
Secretary (uncredited)
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Richard Fiske
Prisoner (uncredited)
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Rita Owin
Teacher (uncredited)
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Winifred Drew
Bit Role (uncredited)
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