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Roar of the Press is a 1941 American comedy-drama crime film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Jean Parker and Wallace Ford.
Plot
Married only a few hours, small-town girl Alice makes her first visit to New York with new husband Wally Williams, a hotshot reporter for the Globe.
A body falls from a building. Williams steals the identification and calls in the story to city editor MacEwen, who makes Wally follow it up. Reporters wives warn Alice to expect this kind of thing.
A personal ad leads Wally to a second corpse. The police read about in the Globe and angrily haul Wally in for questioning. Alice s irritation grows, as does that of reporters from other newspapers at Wally s continued scoops.
Evildoers from an anti-American organization kidnap Wally, and when he won t reveal how he gets his information, they grab Alice as well. Sparrow McGraun runs a numbers racket but likes Wally better than these foreigners, so he saves the newlyweds. A grateful Wally gives this scoop to every paper except the Globe.
Cast
- Jean Parker as Alice Williams
- Wallace Ford as Wally Williams
- Jed Prouty as Gordon MacEwan
- Suzanne Kaaren as Angela Brooks
- Harland Tucker as Harry Brooks
- Evalyn Knapp as Evelyn
- Robert Frazer as Louis Detmar
- Dorothy Lee as Frances Harris
- John Holland as Robert Mallon
- Maxine Leslie as Mrs. Mabel Leslie
- Paul Fix as Sparrow McGraun
- Betty Compson as Mrs. Thelma Tate
- Matty Fain as Nick Paul
- Eddie Foster as Fingers
- Charles King as Police Lieutenant Homer Thomas
- Frank O Connor as Police Lieutenant Jim Hall
- Dennis Moore as Henchman Toughy
- Robert Pittard as Tommy
| Year | 1941 |
| ReleaseDate | 1941-04-18 |
| RuntimeMins | 71 |
| RuntimeStr | 1h 11min |
| Plot | While on their honeymoon, a reporter and his new bride stumble upon a ring of fifth columnists. |
| Directors | Phil Rosen |
| Writers | Albert Duffy, Alfred Block |
| Stars | Jean Parker, Wallace Ford, Jed Prouty |
| Produced by | Scott R. Dunlap |
| Cinematography by | Harry Neumann |
| Film Editing by | Jack Ogilvie |
| Production Management | Charles J. Bigelow |
| Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | Allen K. Wood |
| Sound Department | Karl Zint |
| Costume and Wardrobe Department | Eugene Joseff |
| Music Department | Edward J. Kay |
| Additional Crew | E.R. Hickson |
| Genres | Adventure, Comedy, Crime |
| Companies | Monogram Pictures |
| Countries | USA |
| Languages | English |
| ContentRating | Approved |
| ImDbRating | 5.6 |
| ImDbRatingVotes | 140 |
| Keywords | newspaper reporter,b movie,poverty row film,double feature film,actress shares first name with character |