The adventures of a wayward newsreel cameraman.The adventures of a wayward newsreel cameraman.The adventures of a wayward newsreel cameraman.
Jack La Rue
- Ricci
- (as Jack LaRue)
Mary Carr
- Flood Victim
- (uncredited)
Betty Ross Clarke
- Sue - Mike's Wife
- (uncredited)
Bill Hudson
- Ed
- (uncredited)
Edward Keane
- Joe Burnett
- (uncredited)
Kitty Kelly
- Burnett's New Moll
- (uncredited)
William Le Maire
- Cameraman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe earthquake footage is from the Long Beach (CA) earthquake of 1933.
- Quotes
Jane Mallory: Got 400 wires to send to anxious relatives.
Bill Allen: What are they anxious about?
Jane Mallory: You wouldn't understand. The only thing you can get through that skull of yours is something you can photograph.
Bill Allen: You know what the Chinaman said: One picture's worth ten thousand words.
Jane Mallory: Yeah, well, that's because no one can read what a Chinaman writes.
Featured review
His Girl Friday not so original
Seven years before Howard Hawks had the idea to do "The Front Page" with a woman as a reporter, practically the same idea crops up in this fast-paced pre-code look at journalism. William Gargan is good in the Grant role (Lee Tracy at that time would have been better), a cynical semi-corrupt newsreel reporter, and Frances Dee is wide-eyed and acceptable but she'll make you miss Rosalind Russell. At least you have Ralph Bellamy in the Ralph Bellamy role. Gargan and Dee trade quips and try to outfox each other on the way to the inevitable conclusion. Some nice pre-code elements: Gargan tells Dee about a girl he knew that had a cold and she instantly snaps back, "yeah, I know, she kept you up all night." Wallace Ford plays his role as Gargan's drunken friend at full-stagger and there's lots of illicit booze ("that bottle cost me $50!" proclaims Gargan's boss and Bellamy calms his wife with "a taste of moon".) Nice shading on the usual black-and-white of our heroes as Gargan causes a suicide and Dee tricks a woman into a possibly lethal confession. The criminals also seem entertaining even as they remain dangerous. With a better, more "A" cast, this film could have been very, very good. And don't miss Robert Benchley in a fine comic cameo providing a radio commentary for a beauty pageant.
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- cadyb
- Aug 21, 2011
Details
- Runtime1 hour 1 minute
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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