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Power of the Press

Power of the Press

19431h 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

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