Exclusive (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 Ralphs fiancée is furious to find out he turned down Gillettes offer When she learns Ralph went into debt to put her through college she warns Gillette of a police raid and pays back Ralphs debt with Gillettes renumeration When Ralph orders Vina not to work for Gillette she breaks their engagement