Behind the News (1940)
3.1 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 15min
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- Synopsis:
It's school graduate, Jeff Flavin's, first day on the job as a cub reporter for the Enquirer. Boss, Archer (Robert Armstrong), places Jeff (Frank Albertson) with Stu Woodrow (Lloyd Nolan) a lazying reporter. Stu detests cubs, treating Jeff badly. Jeff saves a drunken Stu's job by covering the convicted racketeer, Houseman's escape from prison. Jeff goes to Houseman's sister for a scoop he witnesses the murder of Houseman and an innocent young child. Stu grateful to Jeff thinks Jeff is to decent to be a reporter, sends Jeff on a fake story. Resulting in Jeff being demoted by an angry Archer. On his own, Jeff goes to the court house to see the trail of Marques, accused of Houseman's murder. Jeff, who speaks Spanish, hears the translate, Olmeda falsely state that Marques confesses to the killing. Jeff tells Archer that he has a story. The problem is that nobody believes him due to the fake story. - Actors:
- Lloyd Nolan, Doris Davenport, Frank Albertson, Robert Armstrong, Paul Harvey, Charles Halton, Eddie Conrad, Harry Tyler, Dick Elliott, Archie Twitchell, Veda Ann Borg, Milton Parsons, Carol Adams, Harry C. Bradley, James Bush, John Butler, Ricardo Lord Cezon, Eddy Chandler, Eddie Fetherston, Byron Foulger
- Directors:
- Joseph Santley
- Writers:
- Isabel Dawn, Boyce DeGaw
- Others:
- Charles L. Lootens
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
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