In New York's 1880s newspaper district, a dedicated journalist manages to set up his own paper. It is an immediate success but attracts increasing opposition from one of the bigger papers and its newspaper heiress owner.

Gene Evans
as Phineas Mitchell

Mary Welch
as Charity Hackett

Bela Kovacs
as Ottmar Mergenthaler

Herbert Heyes
as Josiah Davenport

Tina Pine
as Jenny O'Rourke

George O'Hanlon
as Steve Brodie

J.M. Kerrigan
as Dan O'Rourke

Forrest Taylor
as Charles A. Leach

Don Orlando
as Mr. Angelo

Neyle Morrow
as Thomas Guest