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1940 film by Joseph Santley

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As suggested by its title, Behind the News was a "stop the presses!" yarn set in a big-city newsroom. Lloyd Nolan is top-billed as a cynical reporter with a penchant for sticking his neck out too far. Frank Albertson costars as a cub reporter fresh out of journalism school, whose presence is resented by Nolan and his fellow workers. But it is Albertson who, after running afoul of the law, is instrumental in breaking up a ring of racketeers. Behind the News was remade by Republic as Headline Hunters (55).

Released: 1940-12-2075 minDir: Joseph SantleyDrama, Crime

Cast

  • Lloyd Nolan as Stuart Woodrow
  • Frank Albertson as Jeff Flavin
  • Doris Davenport as Barbara Shaw
  • Robert Armstrong as Vic Archer
  • Charles Halton as Neil Saunders
  • Paul Harvey as D. A. Hardin S. Kelly

Themes

  • newspaper
  • reporter

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Ratings

IMDb

5.3/10

109 votes

Year
1940
Runtime
75 min
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Dore Schary
Cast member
Veda Ann Borg
Production company
Republic Pictures
Cinematographer
Jack A. Marta
Duration
75.0
FilmAffinity ID
221887
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publication date
1940-01-01
title
Behind the News
distributed by
Republic Pictures
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