Behind the News

Dec 20, 1940

1h 15m

★ 7.0

SEARING DRAMA!

Overview

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).

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Republic Pictures

Behind the News Trailers

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Cast

Stuart Woodrow

Lloyd Nolan

Jeff Flavin

Frank Albertson

Barbara Shaw

Doris Davenport

Vic Archer

Robert Armstrong

Neil Saunders

Charles Halton

D. A. Hardin S. Kelly

Paul Harvey

Monroe

Harry Tyler

Foster

Dick Elliott

Reporter

Archie Twitchell

Toots - Reporter

Eddie Fetherston

Enrico

Eddie Conrad

Tomas Almedo

Frank Puglia

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