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Power of the Press (1943)

He feels the power of a woman! They feel the power of a fist!

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 4M

Director : Lew Landers
Writer : Robert Hardy Andrews

Synopsis

During WWII, the publisher of the isolationist New York Gazette is murdered just as he was about to change the paper's policy and support the US war effort. His friend, a small town patriotic editor, is brought in to find the culprits.

Actors

Guy Kibbee
Guy Kibbee
Ulysses Bradford
Lee Tracy
Lee Tracy
Griff Thompson
Gloria Dickson
Gloria Dickson
Edwina Stephens
Otto Kruger
Otto Kruger
Howard Raskin
Victor Jory
Victor Jory
Oscar Trent
Don Beddoe
Don Beddoe
Pringle (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
Edmund Cobb
Process Server (uncredited)
Eddie Laughton
Eddie Laughton
Reporter (uncredited)
Douglas Leavitt
Douglas Leavitt
Whiffle (uncredited)
Ivan Miller
Ivan Miller
Man on Dais (uncredited)
Larry Parks
Larry Parks
Jerry Purvis (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
Policeman (uncredited)
Frank Sully
Frank Sully
Mack Gibbons (uncredited)
Minor Watson
Minor Watson
John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)
Rex Williams
Rex Williams
Chris Barker (uncredited)
Frank Yaconelli
Frank Yaconelli
Tony Angelo (uncredited)

Crews

Lew Landers
Lew Landers
Director
Samuel Fuller
Samuel Fuller
Story
Leon Barsha
Leon Barsha
Producer
Paul Sawtell
Paul Sawtell
Original Music Composer
John Stumar
John Stumar
Director of Photography
Mel Thorsen
Mel Thorsen
Editor
Lionel Banks
Lionel Banks
Art Direction
Robert Priestley
Robert Priestley
Set Decoration
George Rhein
George Rhein
Assistant Director
Robert Hardy Andrews
Robert Hardy Andrews
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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