Star Reporter (1939)
1939 · Feature film · 60 min · dir. Howard Bretherton
He Asked For A MURDER and HE GOT ONE!
- Drama
- Crime
- Romance
Synopsis
John Randolph (Warren Hull), an idealistic young newspaper owner who uses his paper as an instrument for the public good, uses a campaign against crime to successfully run grafting politicians out of town. District Attorney William Burnette (Wallis Clark), father of Barbara Burnette (Marsha Hunt) who John loves, learns that John's father (unknown to John) is a criminal they are seeking. He refuses to prosecute him and John, not knowing the real reason, turns against Burnette and tries to run…
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Howard Bretherton
- Writer
- John T. Neville
- Studio
- Crescent Pictures Corporation
- Released
- 1939-02-22
- Running time
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Howard Bretherton Director
Wallis Clark
Joseph Crehan
Lester Dorr
Morgan Wallace
Paul Fix
Marsha Hunt
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Take it easy Joe · jimelena · 2006-09-21
Good print, sound and all. But for crying out loud, move the story along would ya. The plot does not seem to advance after the first half hour. I have a short attentioin span.
