Behind the News (1940)
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).
- Released
- 1940-12-20
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Runtime
- 75 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Joseph Santley
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Lloyd Nolan as Stuart Woodrow
- Frank Albertson as Jeff Flavin
- Doris Davenport as Barbara Shaw
- Robert Armstrong as Vic Archer
- Charles Halton as Neil Saunders
- Paul Harvey as D. A. Hardin S. Kelly
- Harry Tyler as Monroe
- Dick Elliott as Foster
- Archie Twitchell as Reporter
- Eddie Fetherston as Toots - Reporter
- Eddie Conrad as Enrico
- Frank Puglia as Tomas Almedo