Dick Evans is the corrupt boss of a rough-and-tumble munitions town called Powderville. He hires his friend, Jack Ripley, to establish a newspaper, intending merely to further his own financial ambitions; however, Jack envisions The Trumpet as an instrument of good and soon persuades Dick to clean up Powderville.
Dorothy Phillips
as Viola Argos
Jack Mulhall
as Jack Ripley
Lon Chaney
as Paul Argos
William Stowell
as Dick Evans
Bert Appling
as Red Pete Jackson
Evelyn Selbie
as Boston Kate
Alfred Allen
as Ben Mackey
