Film

Behind the News

1940 · 1h 15m · Drama · Crime

SEARING DRAMA!

IMDb

5.4

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).

Lloyd Nolan

Stuart Woodrow

Frank Albertson

Jeff Flavin

Doris Davenport

Barbara Shaw

Robert Armstrong

Vic Archer

Charles Halton

Neil Saunders

Paul Harvey

D. A. Hardin S. Kelly

Harry Tyler

Monroe

Dick Elliott

Foster

Archie Twitchell

Reporter

Eddie Fetherston

Toots - Reporter

Eddie Conrad

Enrico

Frank Puglia

Tomas Almedo

Inez Palange

Almedo's Landlady

Charles Stevens

Carlos Marquez

Eddy Chandler

Thug

Elliott Sullivan

Thug

• Joseph SantleyDirector
• Boyce DeGawWriter
• Isabel DawnWriter
• Robert NorthProducer
• Jack A. MartaDirector of Photography
• Ernest J. NimsEditor

Release date

December 20, 1940

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 15m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama, Crime

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