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Broadway Big Shot

Broadway Big Shot

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 6, 1942

Runtime

1h 3m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

Broadway Big Shot

Production Companies

PRC

Director

William Beaudine

Description

This drama chronicles the extreme measures taken by a determined young crime reporter to get an interview with a notorious convict. The zealous journalist, also a star quarterback on the town college team, decides to become a convict himself. He gets into the prison, becomes president of the prisoners' union, does his interview, successfully woo's the warden's daughter, and gets out in time to publish his story before anyone else does. His career is off to a tremendous start.