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An ex-con brings his crooked ways to a job as a news photographer.
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When Danny Kean gets out of Sing Sing Prison, he decides to go straight. He leaves behind his old gang to become a reporter and lands a job on the Graphic News , a scandal sheet, after stealing a photograph that no one else was able to get. News reporter Allison invites Danny over one night, but he leaves quickly when he finds out that she has been dating his editor, McLean. Danny is attracted to journalism student Patricia Nolan, the daughter of Lieutenant Casey Nolan, a policeman who knew Danny in his criminal days. Nolan forbids Patricia to have anything to do with Danny until McLean convinces another paper to run a flattering article on Nolan, who is then promoted to captain. Danny learns that Nolan will be in charge of the execution of a woman at Sing Sing. His paper has not been invited to witness the event, so he steals another reporter's invitation and talks Nolan into letting him view the execution. He photographs the death with a camera strapped to his leg. The other reporters discover his trick and chase after him, but he escapes and the photograph is published. Nolan is demoted because of Danny's actions, and Patricia refuses to talk to him. McLean is also angry when he finds Allison embracing Danny. Danny is so down that he goes on a long drunk. Finally McLean, who has quit drinking himself, tracks down Danny. When they learn that Jerry, an old member of Danny's gang, shot two policemen, they decide to go after him. Danny succeeds in finding Jerry, but before he can leave, the police arrive and Jerry is killed in the shootout. Taking advantage of the moment, Danny photographs the whole thing and credits Nolan with the idea. Danny and McLean sell the photos, getting new jobs in the process, and Patricia and Danny reunite.
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