Tuesday, May 7, 2019

King of the Newsboys (1938)

Jerry Flynn (Lew Ayres) is a happy-go-lucky guy living in the poor part of town and with the hots for Mary (Helen Mack). Jerry has no real prospects and in the end Mary's head gets turned by a gangster (Victor Varconi) and she gets a taste for the good things in life...

To prove Mary wrong that he'll never make anything of himself Jerry starts up a newspaper distribution business and thanks to some sharp business ideas he is soon the biggest name in town. Despite both being successes neither are really happy especially when they meet again at the races. When Flynn expands his business to move in on Mary's new squeeze's territory things start getting tricky...

A fast paced and sometimes light-hearted drama. The story is quite far fetched but enjoyable. Alison Skipworth plays a nice role as Jerry's foster mother.