Movie Description
Behind the News
(1940)Overview
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).
Featured Crew
- Director : Joseph Santley
- Producer : Robert North
- Writer : Isabel Dawn,Boyce DeGaw
- Editor : Ernest J. Nims
- Cast : Lloyd Nolan,Frank Albertson,Doris Davenport,Robert Armstrong,Charles Halton,Paul Harvey,Harry Tyler,Dick Elliott,Archie Twitchell,Eddie Fetherston,Eddie Conrad,Frank Puglia,Inez Palange,Charles Stevens,Eddy Chandler,Elliott Sullivan,Veda Ann Borg,Carol Adams,Milton Parsons,Harry C. Bradley,James Bush,John Butler,Ricardo Lord Cezon,Byron Foulger,Tom Hanlon,Frank Jaquet,Wilbur Mack,Frank Moran,Fred Santley,Edwin Stanley,Herb Vigran,Emmett Vogan,Charles Smith
Cast
Stuart Woodrow
Jeff Flavin
Barbara Shaw
Vic Archer
Neil Saunders
D. A. Hardin S. Kelly
Monroe
Foster
Reporter
Toots - Reporter
Enrico
Tomas Almedo
Almedo's Landlady
Carlos Marquez
Thug
Thug
Newspaper Receptionist
Radio Station Mail Clerk
Eddie, tall morgue attendant
Justice of the Peace
Archer's Assistant
Skeptical Newspaper Editor
Buddy
John - Alcoholic Father
Radio Announcer
Newspaper Editor Fielding
Skeptical Newspaper Editor
Frank - Gym Attendant
Reporter
Judge #2
Reporter #1 on Phone
Judge #1
John Grant
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Facts
Original TitleBehind the News
Status Released
Release Information
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1940-12-20
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 15m
Production CompaniesRepublic Pictures
Genres
- Drama
- Crime
