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Gentlemen Of The Press (1929)

WHY WON'T THE NEWSPAPERS GIVE A MAN A LIVING CHANCE. WHY DO THEY DIG UP THE PAST WHEN HE IS TRYING TO GO STRAIGHT?

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : Millard Webb
Writer : Bartlett Cormack

Synopsis

A newsman is drawn away from family life by the needs of his paper until a new woman enters his life.

Actors

Walter Huston
Walter Huston
Wickland Snell
Kay Francis
Kay Francis
Myra May
Charles Ruggles
Charles Ruggles
Charlie Haven
Betty Lawford
Betty Lawford
Dorothy Snell Hanley
Norman Foster
Norman Foster
Ted Hanley
Duncan Penwarden
Duncan Penwarden
Mr. Higgenbottom
Lawrence Leslie
Lawrence Leslie
Red
Lee Harry
Lee Harry
Copy-desk Editor
Brian Donlevy
Brian Donlevy
Kelly - Reporter (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
Victor Kilian
McPhee - Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Charles Wagenheim
Copy Boy (uncredited)

Crews

Millard Webb
Millard Webb
Director
Mark Barron
Mark Barron
Theatre Play
Ward Morehouse
Ward Morehouse
Theatre Play
Bartlett Cormack
Bartlett Cormack
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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