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Plot

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 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.
MPAA Rating:
Not Rated
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
70min.
Theatrical Release Date:
10/19/2001
DVD Release Date:
01/27/2004
Distributor(s):
United Artists
Director(s):
James Cruze
Starring:
Claudette Colbert , Ben Lyon , Ernest Torrence , Hobart Cavanaugh , Maurice Black
Themes:
Romantic Betrayal,Work Ethics,Members of the Press
Tone:
Gritty,Tense
Keywords:
expose [revelation],illegal-alien,investigator,journalism,killing,love,reporter,romance,smuggling