The Story on Page One is a 1959 drama film directed by Clifford Odets, starring Anthony Franciosa, Rita Hayworth and Gig Young. Josephine Morris (Rita Hayworth) is accused of murdering her husband Mike, in conspiracy with Larry Ellis (Gig Young). Victor Santini (Anthony Franciosa) is sought out by her mother to defend them.
Alex, a sailor on leave, recovers from a drink-induced blackout with a large sum of money belonging to Edna Bartelli, a b-girl who invited him home to "fix her radio." He tries to return it with the reluctant aid of June Goth, a sweet but oh-so-tired dance hall girl; they find Edna murdered. Not quite sure he didn't do it himself, Alex and June have four hours in the dead of ni...
Charles Castle is a successful Hollywood actor who has opted for screen success over art. He must make critical decisions regarding his career, his marriage, his art & morality. In this screen adaptation of a Clifford Odets play, Castle is pressured by his studio boss and manipulated into a potentially murderous cover-up to protect his career. An indictment of the amoral world ...
In flashbacks, the 1938 courtship and marriage of young machinist Bill Cummings and bookstore clerk Susan are recalled: newlywed bliss, unemployment and other tribulations, opportunity with a hidden drawback, war and separation. Now out of the army, Bill job-hunts and worries about the future...
汉塞克(伯特·兰卡斯特 Burt Lancaster 饰)是一位小有名气的报纸专栏作家,老道的资历让他的手中掌握着不少的人脉与资源。苏珊(Susan Harrison 饰)是汉塞克的妹妹,某日,她同一位名叫史蒂夫(Martin Milner 饰)的爵士乐手相爱了,汉塞克十分瞧不上史蒂夫,觉得他高攀了苏珊,于是,狂妄自大的汉塞克决定不惜一切手段,也要将两人拆散。
汉塞克找到了名叫西德尼(托尼·柯蒂斯 Tony Curtis 饰)的曼哈顿新闻代理,利用手段迫使西德尼成为了自己的“帮凶”,在两人的设计之下,苏珊和史蒂夫之间的感情出现了裂缝,两人最终分手。然而,心胸狭窄的汉塞克并不愿意就此放过史蒂夫,反而变本加厉,想要彻底毁掉这个年轻人。