Barthelmess is Breckenridge Lee, a naive Southerner who comes to New York to be a newspaperman. It isn't long before his innocence falls victim to gangsters, under the wing of tough guy Louis Blanco (Gable).  He begins taking bribes and covering up stories for them. Breck's girl, Marcia (Wray), urges him to go straight before it is too late.

Quote-able Gable

"Reporter?" first line

"Now, now, now, don't get yourself all steamed up. Here, have a cigar."

"Name your price."

"If he won't talk price, we're sunk."

"Don't be ridiculous. You can't kill a reporter! Why, the papers would turn this berg upside down. Then we'd all be run out of town."

"I've never seen a chump yet that doesn't have his price."

"You big sap!"

"You know in this town it's every man for himself. Nobody's going to hand you anything."

"Well, do we play ball?"

"Getting smart, eh?"

"Double-crossing is very unhealthy in this town. Do you feel well?"

"What a chiseler you turned out to be!"

"Martyr, eh?" last line

Behind the Scenes

Gable filmed scenes for The Finger Points, Night Nurse and The Easiest Way simultaneously.