Elmer, an office boy at the Daily Chronicle, gets his big break when the city editor assigns him to follow society dame Mary Cristman on a train trip to Reno, where she'll file for divorce from a local racketeer. With his parrot Clarisse by his side, Elmer must navigate the challenges of getting the scoop and securing a permanent job as a reporter.
Pardon My Berth Marks
A journalist's life is turned upside down when a chance encounter on a train leads to a tangled web of secrets and deception involving the spouse of a notorious criminal.