"Ace reporter Curt Devlin and fellow reporter Ellen Garfield love one another, but Curt believes women are "bum newspapermen". When a murder investigation ensues, the two compete every step of the way, determined to not be scooped by the other."
Bette Davis
as Ellen Garfield
George Brent
as Curt Devlin
Roscoe Karns
as Toots O'Grady
Wini Shaw
as Inez Cardoza
Walter Walker
as Judge Hugo Rickard
J. Carrol Naish
as Robert Cardoza
Gordon Westcott
as Maitland Coulter
Dorothy Dare
as Mae LaRue
June Martel
as Olive Wilson
Joseph Crehan
as Spike Kiley
J. Farrell MacDonald
as Hallohan
Addison Richards
as District Attorney
Selmer Jackson
as Joe Davis
Joe King
as Hartnett
Miki Morita
as Stone's Servant Fuji
Wade Boteler
as Joe a Policeman (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
George Chandler
as Reporter (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
as Waiter (uncredited)
Grace Hayle
as Nell Bonnett (uncredited)
DeWitt Jennings
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
as Janitor (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Adrian Rosley
as Tailor (uncredited)
Frank Sheridan
as Warden (uncredited)
Gertrude Short
as Miss Dunn (uncredited)
Mary Treen
as Nurse (uncredited)
Leo White
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Mary Russell
as Information Clerk (uncredited)
Michael Curtiz
Director
Laird Doyle
Screenplay
Lillie Hayward
Roy Chanslor
Richard Macaulay
Story
Dialogue
Heinz Roemheld
Original Music Composer
Tony Gaudio
Director of Photography
Terry O. Morse
Editor
John Hughes
Art Direction
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Sherry Shourds
Assistant Director