Movie Drama
Reporters compete for cash prize awarded for biggest scoop on New Year's Eve.
Mexico Mexico
Arturo de Córdova Roberto Cañedo Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr. Manolo Fábregas Víctor Parra Víctor Manuel Mendoza Luis Aldás Rafael Banquells María Elena Marqués Columba Domínguez Ernesto Alonso José Elías Moreno Jorge Negrete María Félix Julio Villarreal Libertad Lamarque Dolores del Río Germán Valdés Beatriz Ramos Tito Novaro Luis Aceves Castañeda José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla' Esther Fernández Amanda del Llano Carmen Montejo Miguel Torruco Miroslava Eduardo Noriega Crox Alvarado César del Campo Fernando Casanova Pedro Infante Carmen Sevilla Domingo Soler Carmelita González Carlos Riquelme Miguel Arenas Armando Silvestre Lily Aclemar Marcelo Chávez Carlos López Moctezuma Meche Barba Antonio Espino 'Clavillazo' Carlos Orellana Irma Torres Arturo Soto Rangel Wolf Ruvinskis Gilberto González Fernando Soler Pedro López Lagar Lola Flores Joaquín Pardavé Andrés Soler Pedro Vargas Rebeca Iturbide Luis Procuna Jorge Casanova Enrique Díaz 'Indiano' Maruja Grifell Fanny Schiller Rodolfo Landa Antonio Bribiesca Agustín Fernández Manuel Noriega
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