Behind the News

Name: Behind the News
Genre: Drama, Crimen
Released: 1940-12-20
Duration: 75 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Lloyd Nolan, Frank Albertson, Doris Davenport, Robert Armstrong, Charles Halton

NR 1940 1 h 15 min

Drama Crime

80%

Audience score2 votes on TMDB

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“SEARING DRAMA!”

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).

Screenplay: Boyce DeGaw
Screenplay: Isabel Dawn
Director: Joseph Santley
Status: Released
Release date: 20/12/1940
Original language: English