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Claudette Colbert, Ben Lyon, Ernest Torrence, Hobart Cavanaugh, Maurice Black ... see more see more... , Harry Beresford , Purnell Pratt , Claudia Coleman , Al Hill , George Humbert , Wilfred Lucas , Rosita Marstini , Lee Phelps

Max Miller's best-seller forms the basis of this romantic melodrama about cynical, hard-drinking reporter Joe Miller (Ben Lyon), who exploits his romance with Julie Kirk (Claudette Colbert) to hand in... read more read more... a sensational story to his newspaper. Julie's father Eli (Ernest Torrence) is a decrepit sea-captain who smuggles in illegal Chinese on the West Coast. For years, Joe has been promising his newspaper editor a major scoop on Chinese smuggling operations, and he finally delivers when Joe catches Eli red-handed. But his torrid affair with Julie confuses matters. Originally Joe's plan was to get to Eli through Julie, but now he is in love with her, and he is not sure what to do. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 10 min.

Directed by: James Cruze

Release Date: May 19, 1933

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Dennis Schwartz
May 20, 2007
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

At the time it was fresh, daring and influential, especially raising eyebrows in the 1930s were the scenes of casual sex. Full Review

March 26, 2009
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March 25, 2006
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