The old-fashioned 'stop the presses' newspaper yarn has been updated with intelligence
and considerable authenticity, and further
brightened with crisp dialog from the pen of
Casey Robinson. His screen adaptation of
Charles Einstein's novel [The Bloody Spur]
weaves several story lines together.
Among them are the murderous activities of
a homicidal maniac, played by John Barrymore
Jr; a scramble for power among the top brass
of a newspaper empire; and a good-natured
love story between the paper's top reporter,
played by Dana Andrews, and Sally Forrest,
the secretary of one of the contestants.
When the empire's chieftain, played by
Robert Warwick, dies, his son, Vincent Price,
decides to set up a new top exec post for
grabs. Contenders are: Thomas Mitchell, editor of the keystone paper; George Sanders,
head of the empire's wire service; and James
Craig, dapper photo bureau chief.
Price lets it be known that the one to crack
the wave of murders being committed by
Barrymore gets the job. Sanders and Mitchell
commence heartily to cut each other's
throats, while Craig puts the pressure, literally and figuratively, on Fleming.
Plot intricacies are deftly interwoven, with
director Fritz Lang doing a topflight job of
balancing the ingredients without dragging
the pace.
Two of the co-stars, Ida Lupino and Howard Duff were married in real life at the time.
4 STARS OUT OF 5
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