W al lace ▁Ford ) ▁are ▁news re el ▁photograph ers ▁who ▁have ▁a ▁friendly ▁rival ry , ▁each ▁willing ▁to ▁do ▁whatever ▁it ▁takes ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁better ▁foot age ▁of ▁a ▁story . ▁ ▁When ▁covering ▁a ▁beauty ▁contest , ▁Bill ▁plans ▁to ▁rig ▁the ▁results ▁by ▁b rib ing ▁the ▁jud ges , ▁thus ▁en abling ▁him ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁sc oop ▁on ▁his ▁rival ▁cam er amen , ▁and ▁already ▁have ▁pictures ▁of ▁the ▁winner . ▁While ▁covering ▁the ▁event , ▁he ▁meets ▁a ▁rep orter , ▁Jane ▁Mall ory ▁( Fran ces ▁De e ), ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁straight ▁arrow , ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁loose ▁women ▁that ▁Bill ▁seems ▁to ▁attract . ▁A ▁professional ▁rival ry ▁sim mers ▁between ▁the ▁two , ▁and ▁when ▁they ▁both ▁cover ▁an ▁earth qu ake ▁in ▁California , ▁Bill ▁begins ▁to ▁fall ▁for ▁Jane . ▁Jane ▁re buff s ▁his ▁adv ances , ▁letting ▁Bill ▁know ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁a ▁f ian cé ▁down ▁in ▁Mississippi , ▁a ▁bank er ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Hal ▁C ald well ▁( R alph ▁Bell amy ). ▁ ▁As ▁time ▁goes ▁by , ▁they ▁continue ▁to ▁run ▁into ▁each ▁other . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁Jane ▁begins ▁to ▁reci proc ate ▁Bill ' s ▁affection , ▁but ▁his ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁woman izer ▁makes ▁her ▁continue ▁to ▁resist . ▁ ▁At ▁one ▁point , ▁Bill ▁is ▁trying ▁to ▁get ▁her ▁to ▁break ▁off ▁her ▁eng agement ▁to ▁Hal , ▁and ▁marry ▁him ▁instead ,