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News Is Made at Night (1939)

News Is Made at Night

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1h 10m

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance

July 20th, 1939

6.3/10

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Newspaper editor (Foster) will do almost anything to increase circulation. He campaigns to free a condemned man while accusing a wealthy ex-criminal of a string of murders.

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Cast

Preston Foster
Steve Drum
Lynn Bari
Maxine Thomas
Russell Gleason
Albert Hockman
George Barbier
Clanahan
Eddie Collins
Billiard
Minor Watson
Charles Coulton - aka Clifford Mussey
Charles Halton
Lt. Gov. Elmer Hinge
Paul Harvey
Inspector Melrose
Richard Lane
Barney Basely
Charles Lane
District Attorney Rufe Reynolds
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Directors

Alfred L. Werker
Full cast & crew

Producers

Edward Kaufman
associate producer
Sol M. Wurtzel
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

John Francis Larkin
original screenplay
(as John Larkin)
Full cast & crew

Taglines

THE MAN WHO LIVED A FANTASTIC HOAX AND VICTIMIZED A NATION! (original poster - all caps)
News Is Made At Night But Murder Keeps No Hours!
THE MAN WHO LIVED A FANTASTIC HOAX AND VICTIMIZED A NATION!
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Keywords

impostor
held at gunpoint
murder
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

August 23rd, 1939 (France)
October 23rd, 1940 (Portugal)
July 21st, 1939 (United States of America)
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Alternative Titles

News Is Made at Night (original title)
Surpresa Noturna (Brazil)
Repórter à Força (Brazil) (alternative title)
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Locations

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA (studio)

Running Times

70 min
75 min ((USA))

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox (United States of America)

Distribution Companies

Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Twentieth Century Fox (United States of America)

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