Exclusive

Exclusive

85 mins | Drama | Aug. 6, 1937

When Mountain City racketeer Charles Gillette is acquitted, he arrives at the Mountain City World newsroom and vows revenge on the Better Government Committee who put him behind bars. Members of the committee include Colonel Bogardus, owner of the World , Horace Mitchell, a candidate for mayor, and Mr. Franklin, a department store owner. First Gillette buys a rival newspaper, the Sentinel , and offers a pricey editorship to World newsman Ralph Houston, who refuses the offer on principle. That evening, Ralph and his partner, Tod Swain, are greeted at home by a creditor, and Vina Swain, Ralph's fiancée, is furious to find out he turned down Gillette's offer. When she learns Ralph went into debt to put her through college, she warns Gillette of a police raid and pays back Ralph's debt with Gillette's renumeration. When Ralph orders Vina not to work for Gillette, she breaks their engagement.

Exclusive

85 mins | Drama | Aug. 6, 1937

Exclusive
When Mountain City racketeer Charles Gillette is acquitted, he arrives at the Mountain City World newsroom and vows revenge on the Better Government Committee who put him behind bars. Members of the committee include Colonel Bogardus, owner of the World , Horace Mitchell, a candidate for mayor, and Mr. Franklin, a department store owner. First Gillette buys a rival newspaper, the Sentinel , and offers a pricey editorship to World newsman Ralph Houston, who refuses the offer on principle. That evening, Ralph and his partner, Tod Swain, are greeted at home by a creditor, and Vina Swain, Ralph's fiancée, is furious to find out he turned down Gillette's offer. When she learns Ralph went into debt to put her through college, she warns Gillette of a police raid and pays back Ralph's debt with Gillette's renumeration. When Ralph orders Vina not to work for Gillette, she breaks their engagement.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers
Original title Exclusive
Directors Alexander Hall
Writers Sidney Salkow, Jack Moffitt, Rian James

Cast

Fred MacMurray

as Ralph Houston

Frances Farmer

as Vina Swain

Charles Ruggles

as Tod Swain

Lloyd Nolan

as Charles Gillette

Fay Holden

as Mrs. Swain

Ralph Morgan

as Horace Mitchell

Edward H. Robins

as Colonel Bogardus

Harlan Briggs

as Springer

Willard Robertson

as Mr. Franklin

Horace McMahon

as Beak McArdle

William Mansell

as Formby

Steve Pendleton

as Elliott

Chester Clute

as Garner

Irving Bacon

as Dr. Boomgarten

James Blakeley

as Mr. Walton

Sam Hayes

as Radio Announcer

Mariska Aldrich

as Policewoman

Richard Allen

as Policeman

William Arnold

as Reporter

Sam Ash

as Elevator-Starter

Jack Chapin

as Reed

Jack Cheatham

as Rioter

Edward Churchill

as Advertising Manager

Joe Cunningham

as Editor

Jack Daley

as Policeman

Max Davidson

as Tailor

Joe De Stefani

as Foreman

James Dime

as Rioter

Margaret Fealy

as Rioter

Almeda Fowler

as Mrs. Mitchell

Billy Franey

as News Vendor

Mack Gray

as Secretary

Frank Hammond

as Switchman

Harry Hayden

as City Editor

Edward Hearn

as Policeman

Tex Higginson

as Rioter

Carol Holloway

as Rioter

Erskine Johnson

as Reporter

John Kelly

as Cab Driver

Billy Lee

as Beak's Child

Ann Marsters

as Reporter

Robert Milasch

as Gangster

Frances Morris

as Beak's Wife

Spec O'Donnell

as Phone Boy

Frank Puglia

as Johnny

James Quinn

as Rioter

Dick Rush

as Policeman

Lou Salter

as Rioter

Allan Sears

as Rioter

Antrim Short

as Messenger Boy

Libby Taylor

as Maid

Ray Turner

as Bellboy

Pat West

as Santa Claus

Cornel Wilde

as Reporter

Charlene Wyatt

as Girl in Elevator

Frank Bruno

as Lollipop