After a spectacular college football career, John Harkless leaves the university to pursue a place in Indiana politics. He buys the failing Plattville Herald and, using the newspaper to expose various illegal activities, sets out to rid the county of all mobsters and corrupt officials.

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• Dustin Farnum
• Winifred Kingston
• Herbert Standing
• Page Peters
• Howard Davies
• Juan de la Cruz
• Joe Ray
• Elsie Cort