The Headline Woman

When the daughter of a newspaper publisher is falsely charged with murder, a reporter on her father's paper goes into hiding with her. At first hoping to get an exclusive story, the reporter eventually finds himself falling in love and trying to find the real killer.

Cast

Heather Angel

as Myrna Van Buren

Roger Pryor

as Bob Grayson

Jack La Rue

as Phil Zarias

Ford Sterling

as Hugo Meyer

Conway Tearle

as Frank Desmond

Robert Gleckler

as Harry Chase

Franklin Pangborn

as Hamilton

Jack Mulhall

as Blair

Morgan Wallace

as Clarkey

Russell Hopton

as Craig

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