简介：BreckenridgeBreckLee(RichardBarthelmess)isayoungnaïvekidfromtheSouthwhocomestoNewYorktogetajobasanewspaperman.AftergettinghiredbyThePress,hisfirstassignmentistoexposetheexistenceofanewlyopenedgamblingparlor.GangsterLouisJ.Blanco(ClarkGable)attemptstobribeLeetokeepquiet.Leerefusestoacceptthebribe,andpublishesanarticleaboutthecasinowhichsubsequentlygetsraidedbythepolice.Muggedandseverelybeatenbygangsters,Leewindsupinthehospital.Uponleavingthehospitalandreturningtowork,helongstomarryfellowreporterMarciaCollins(FayWray),buthismeagersalarycombinedwiththehospitalbillpreventsthisfromhappening.LeeattemptstoseekaraisefromCityEditorFrankCarter(RobertElliott),butisrefusedtheincreaseinpay.Yearningfortheaforementionedbribe,Leere-approachesBlancowithadealthathewillnotreportontheorganization'sdealingsinreturnforafee.AsBlancopayswellforLee'sun-reporting,MarciabecomessuspiciousofLee'swealth,butLeedeniesanyillegalityintheacquisitionofthemoney.Becomingincreasinglyconfidentofhiscontrol,Leedeterminestoacquirealargershareofthebribesbyshakingdownthegangsters.AfterlearningthatNumberOne,theheadoftheorganization,isplanningonopeninganewgamblinghouse,hethreatensBlancothathewillprintthatinformationunlesshegetsabiggershareofmoney.UponmeetingNumberOne,Leeobtainsthelargergraft,butiswarnedthatifthestorygetspublished,hewillbeindanger.FeelingthatLeeisuntrustworthy,CollinsagreestomarryfellowreporterCharles"Breezy"Russell(RegisToomey).Consequently,LeedecidestogostraightandleavethecitywithMarciaifshewillmarryhim.Sheacquiesces,but"Breezy"publishesthegamblingstory,hopingtoimpressMarcia.ThefollowingmorningasLeeandMarciaaregettingreadytoleave,"Breezy"showsupwithhisstoryinthenewspaper.AfterLeeseesit,hedecidestogotothebanktoretrievehismoneydespiteMarcia'spleasnotto.Leeisfollowedandkilledbygangsters.Athisfuneral,Leeisnamedasahero.Marciastaysquiet,althoughsheknowsthetruth…