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Power of the Press
Power of the Press
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Power of the Press

1943
1h 4m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1943

Runtime

1h 4m

Storyline

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

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 4m
Jan 29, 1943
Languages
English
Director
Lew Landers
Lew Landers
Production
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

16 Cast Members

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)

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