Opportunistic newspaper reporter Dan Duryea, recently fired due to his excesses, invests in a small, private paper and sets out to raise its prospects by ginning up the story of a young, black housekeeper accused of her employer's murder. The wantonness and pandering of the Yellow Press are excoriated by director Cy Endfield's film, even as his protagonist is given a shot at redemption.
35mm, b/w, 90 min. Production: Filmcraft Trading Corp. Distribution: United Artists Corp. Producer: Hal E. Chester. Director: Cy Endfield (as Cyril Endfield). Based on the novel The Big Story by Craig Rice. Screenwriter: Henry Blankfort, Cy Endfield (as Cyril Endfield). Cinematographer: Stanley Cortez. Editor: Richard Heermance. Composer: David Rose. With: Dan Duryea, Herbert Marshall, Gale Storm, Howard da Silva, Michael O'Shea.
