Hard-drinking journalist Paul Kemp takes a job at a
besieged newspaper in San Juan, Puerto Rico. His volatile editor, Lotterman,
assigns him to tourist pieces and horoscopes, but promises more. Paul rooms
with Sala, an aging and equally alcoholic reporter, in a rundown flat.
Sanderson, a wealthy entrepreneur, hires Paul to flack for a group of investors
who plan to buy an island near the capital and build a resort. Sanderson's
girl-friend, the beguiling Chenault, bats her eyes at Paul. His loyalties face
challenges when he and Sala get in trouble with locals, when a Carnival dance
enrages Sanderson, and when the paper hits the skids. The next day, Chenault is gone, and Sanderson tells
Kemp that he blew it. Kemp works on a newspaper story. Lotterman returns, but
won't publish Kemp's story. . Chenault shows up at Kemp's place, and Sanderson
disowns her. Sanderson withdraws his bail, and Kemp and Sala are wanted. Moberg
also tells them that Lotterman has closed the paper. Kemp decides to print a
last issue, telling the truth about Lotterman and Sanderson, as well as the
stories Lotterman declined. To gain money to print the last edition, Kemp,
Sala, and Moberg place a big cockfighting bet. Kemp continues his quest,
stealing Sanderson's boat. Kemp made it back to New York, married Chenault, and
became a successful journalist.
Paul Kemp obviously had some kind of
perspective of Puerto Rico which it had to change thanks to his experiences
since he got to the island and when he left. It’s like almost everyone who goes
to a new place where they have their own perspective but then it changes as
they get to know this new place as tourists. It is something that happens a lot
I even had this problem.
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