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Behind the News
SEARING DRAMA!
Genres
DramaCrime
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).
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
75 min
Release Date
1940-12-20
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Lloyd Nolan
Stuart Woodrow
Frank Albertson
Jeff Flavin
Doris Davenport
Barbara Shaw
Robert Armstrong
Vic Archer
Charles Halton
Neil Saunders
Paul Harvey
D. A. Hardin S. Kelly
Harry Tyler
Monroe
Dick Elliott
Foster
Archie Twitchell
Reporter
Eddie Fetherston
Toots - Reporter
Eddie Conrad
Enrico
Frank Puglia
Tomas Almedo
Inez Palange
Almedo's Landlady
Charles Stevens
Carlos Marquez
Eddy Chandler
Thug
Elliott Sullivan
Thug
Veda Ann Borg
Newspaper Receptionist
Carol Adams
Radio Station Mail Clerk
Milton Parsons
Eddie, tall morgue attendant
Harry C. Bradley
Justice of the Peace
James Bush
Archer's Assistant
John Butler
Skeptical Newspaper Editor
Ricardo Lord Cezon
Buddy
Byron Foulger
John - Alcoholic Father
Tom Hanlon
Radio Announcer
Frank Jaquet
Newspaper Editor Fielding
Wilbur Mack
Skeptical Newspaper Editor
Frank Moran
Frank - Gym Attendant
Fred Santley
Reporter
Edwin Stanley
Judge #2
Herb Vigran
Reporter #1 on Phone
Emmett Vogan
Judge #1
Charles Smith
John Grant
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