Big News (film)
| Big News | |
|---|---|
 Original theatrical poster | |
| Directed by |
Gregory La Cava Marty Santell (asst. director) |
| Produced by | Ralph Block (producer) |
| Written by |
George S. Brooks (play For Two Cents) & Walter DeLeon (writer) Jack Jungmeyer (writer) Frank Reicher (writer) |
| Starring |
Robert Armstrong Carole Lombard |
| Cinematography |
Norbert Brodine Arthur C. Miller |
| Edited by | Doane Harrison |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
Release dates |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Big News is a 1929 American pre-Code film directed by Gregory La Cava, released by Pathé Exchange, and starring Robert Armstrong and Carole Lombard, billed as "Carol Lombard".
Cast
- Robert Armstrong as Steve Banks
- Carole Lombard as Margaret Banks (billed as Carol Lombard)
- Louis Payne as Hensel
- Wade Boteler as O'Neill
- Charles Sellon as Addison
- Sam Hardy as Reno
- Tom Kennedy as Ryan
- Warner Richmond as District Attorney Phelps
- Helen Ainsworth as Vera, society editor
- James Donlan as Deke
- George "Gabby" Hayes as reporter Hoffman
- Vernon Steele as reporter
- Clarence Wilson as coroner
- Colin Chase as Birn
- Robert Dudley as Telegraph editor
Plot
Steve Banks (Armstrong) is a hard-drinking newspaper reporter. His wife Margaret (Lombard), a reporter for a rival paper, threatens to divorce him if he doesn't quit the drinking that is compromising his career. Steve pursues a story about drug dealers even when his editor fires him. When the editor is murdered, Steve is accused of the killing.
Preservation status
The film exists in a 16mm reduction print.[1]
References
External links
- Big News at the Internet Movie Database
- Big News at SilentEra
- Big News is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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