Behind the News

Behind the News

🎞️ Movie 75 min US
โ˜… 5.3 /10 1940

SEARING DRAMA!

It's school graduate, Jeff Flavin's, first day on the job as a cub reporter for the Enquirer. Boss, Archer, places Jeff with Stu Woodrow 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 translater, 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.

Cast

Lloyd Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
Stuart Woodrow
Doris Davenport
Doris Davenport
Barbara Shaw
Frank Albertson
Frank Albertson
Jeff Flavin
Robert Armstrong
Robert Armstrong
Vic Archer
Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey
Dist. Atty. Hardin S. Kelly
Charles Halton
Charles Halton
Neil Saunders
Eddie Conrad
Eddie Conrad
Enrico
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Harry Tyler
Monroe
Dick Elliott
Dick Elliott
Foster
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Archie Twitchell
Reporter
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Jack A. Marta
Cinematographer