Watch Behind the News (1940) Official Trailer
SEARING DRAMA!
8 / 10 IMDb December 20, 1940 1h 15m
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).
Director
Runtime
1h 15m
Release Date
December 20, 1940
Genre
Drama, Crime
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
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
Harry Tyler
as Monroe
Dick Elliott
as Foster
Archie Twitchell
as Reporter
Eddie Fetherston
as Toots - Reporter
Eddie Conrad
as Enrico
Frank Puglia
as Tomas Almedo
Inez Palange
as Almedo's Landlady
Charles Stevens
as Carlos Marquez
Eddy Chandler
as Thug
Elliott Sullivan
as Thug
Veda Ann Borg
as Newspaper Receptionist
Carol Adams
as Radio Station Mail Clerk
Milton Parsons
as Eddie, tall morgue attendant
Harry C. Bradley
as Justice of the Peace
Production Companies
Republic PicturesAdvertisement
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