News Is Made at Night

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📊 Film Specifications

Director Alfred L. Werker
Writer John Francis Larkin (Screenplay)
Release Date July 20, 1939
Runtime 75 min (1h 15m)
Country United States of America
Language EN
Budget N/A
Box Office N/A
Studios 20th Century Fox

News Is Made at Night (1939)

Directed by Alfred L. Werker
• Written by John Francis Larkin

"THE MAN WHO LIVED A FANTASTIC HOAX AND VICTIMIZED A NATION!"

⭐ 2.4 / 5 (4 votes) ⏱️ 75 min 🎬 Action, Comedy

Ratings Breakdown:

4 ratings
0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

Newspaper editor (Foster) will do almost anything to increase circulation. He campaigns to free a condemned man while accusing a wealthy ex-criminal of a string of murders.

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Director Alfred L. Werker
Alfred L. Werker
Director
 Screenplay John Francis Larkin
John Francis Larkin
Screenplay
 Preston Foster
Preston Foster
Steve Drum
 Lynn Bari
Lynn Bari
Maxine Thomas
 Russell Gleason
Russell Gleason
Albert Hockman
 George Barbier
George Barbier
Clanahan
 Eddie Collins
Eddie Collins
Billiard
 Minor Watson
Minor Watson
Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey
 Charles Halton
Charles Halton
Lt. Governor Elmer Hinge
 Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey
Inspector Melrose
 Richard Lane
Richard Lane
Barney Basely
 Charles Lane
Charles Lane
District Attorney Rufe Reynolds
 Betty Compson
Betty Compson
Kitty Truman
 Paul Fix
Paul Fix
Joe Luddy