An abrasive, hard-drinking reporter is reduced to working for a small-town newspaper, where he discovers a man trapped in a mine shaft. He sees a chance to revive his career, and manipulates the rescue operation to drag things out as long as possible, creating a media circus but putting the man's life in jeopardy. Billy Wilder's drama, starring Kirk Douglas and Jan Sterling.

An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.