written by Ben Hecht and Charles Mac Arthur
directed by James Naismith
Friday January 14th 1972 — Saturday February 5th 1972

Hildy wants to break away from journalism and go on a belated honeymoon. There is a jailbreak and into Hildy’s hands falls the escapee as hostage. He conceals his prize in a rolltop desk and phones his scoop to his managing editor. Their job is to prevent other reporters and the sheriff from opening the desk and finding their story. Some hoodlums are enlisted to remove the desk, but they get mixed up with a Boy Scout troop and the mayor and a cleaning woman, among others.
Cast
- Wilson: Don Jillson
- Endicott: Chick Harrison
- Murphy: Jerry Donnellan
- McCue: Bob Slade
- Schwartz: Sandy Wolf
- Kruger: Arthur Turetzky
- Bensinger: Robert Leydenfrost
- Mrs. Schlosser: Shirley McMullen
- Woodenshoes Eichorn: Frank Saraceno
- Diamond Lewis: Wesley Kann
- Hildy Johnson: Lloyd Murray
- Jennie: Edith Edelson
- Mollie Malloy: Evelyn Mimikos
- Sheriff Hartman: Mike Pacifico
- Peggy Grant: Kate Levin Farren
- Mrs. Grant: Helen Austin
- The Mayor: Arnold Sorkin
- Mr. Pincus: Joseph Bennice
- Earl Williams: Tom Johannesen
- Walter Burns: Harvey Gardner
Production Staff / Crew
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Director: James Naismith
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Producer: Clare Harrison
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Assistant Director: Jerry Donnellan
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Set Designer: Robert Sven Olson
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Costume Designer: Jane Hunt
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Costume Designer: Lynne Purscell
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Lighting Designer: Robert Sven Olson
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Stage Manager: Tom Johannesen
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Property Designer: Barbara Wolf
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Sound Designer: Don McMullen
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Make-up Designer: Pearl Spatz Mayer