Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk

A young newspaper and newsreel photographer is drawn into a sequence of hazardous assignments after a violent wreck incapacitates a colleague, forcing him to substitute on an overnight assignment and chase a developing story. He pursues leads that involve false identities, sabotage, and betrayals, and he navigates train wrecks, washed-out bridges, floods, and ambushes while using photography and quick thinking to check facts. The action alternates investigation and daring escapes, revealing hidden motives and a key clue that unravels the tangled conspiracy and brings the series of threats to resolution.