When he wins $5000 in an essay contest for a breakfast cereal, small town reporter and amateur aviator Elmer Lane becomes a target for con man Doc Waddington. After the naive newsman involves gullible local businessmen in the scheme, and they discover they've been flim-flammed, his credibility with his friends and fianc�e is shattered. In order to restore his reputation, the novice pilot needs to solve a murder and expose a bootlegging smuggling ring.
Directed byEdward Sedgwick
Written byRichard Macaulay (character: Elmer Lane), Richard Macaulay (screenplay), Richard Flournoy (screenplay)
CountryUSA
Runtime70 min
On screen
Joe E. Brown
Guy Kibbee
Florence Rice
Vinton Hayworth