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  • Behind the News (1940)
  • Approved
    75 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Behind the News (1940)
Approved
75 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

It's Jeff Flavin's first day on the job as a cub reporter for the Enquirer. The boss, Archer, places him with lazy reporter Stu Woodrow. Stu detests cubs and treats Jeff badly. Jeff saves a drunken Stu's job by covering convicted racketeer...See moreIt's Jeff Flavin's first day on the job as a cub reporter for the Enquirer. The boss, Archer, places him with lazy reporter Stu Woodrow. Stu detests cubs and treats Jeff badly. Jeff saves a drunken Stu's job by covering convicted racketeer Houseman's escape from prison. Jeff goes to Houseman's sister for a scoop and witnesses the murder of Houseman and an innocent young child. While grateful to Jeff, Stu thinks Jeff is too decent to be a reporter and sends him on a fake story, which results in an angry Archer demoting Jeff. On his own, Jeff goes to the courthouse to see the trail of Marques, accused of Houseman's murder. Jeff, who speaks Spanish, hears the translator, Olmeda, falsely state that Marques confesses to the killing. Jeff tells Archer that he has a story. The problem is that because of the fake story, nobody believes him now. Written by Kelly See less
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Director
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Isabel Dawn (screenplay) | Boyce DeGaw (screenplay) | Dore Schary (story) | Allen Rivkin (story)
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Updated Dec 20, 1940

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Dec 20, 1940 (United States)

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33 cast members
Name Known for
Lloyd Nolan
Stuart Woodrow Stuart Woodrow   See fewer
Doris Davenport
Barbara Shaw Barbara Shaw   See fewer
Frank Albertson
Jeff Flavin Jeff Flavin   See fewer
Robert Armstrong
Vic Archer Vic Archer   See fewer
Paul Harvey
Dist. Atty. Hardin S. Kelly Dist. Atty. Hardin S. Kelly   See fewer
Charles Halton
Neil Saunders Neil Saunders   See fewer
Eddie Conrad
Enrico Enrico   See fewer
Harry Tyler
Monroe Monroe   See fewer
Dick Elliott
Foster Foster   See fewer
Archie Twitchell
Reporter Reporter   See fewer
Veda Ann Borg
Bessie Bessie   See fewer
Carol Adams
Mail Clerk (uncredited) Mail Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry C. Bradley
Justice of the Peace (uncredited) Justice of the Peace (uncredited)   See fewer
James Bush
Archer's Assistant (uncredited) Archer's Assistant (uncredited)   See fewer
John Butler
Skeptical Newspaper Editor (uncredited) Skeptical Newspaper Editor (uncredited)   See fewer
Ricardo Lord Cezon
Buddy (uncredited) Buddy (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddy Chandler
Thug (uncredited) Thug (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Fetherston
Toots - Reporter (uncredited) Toots - Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Byron Foulger
John - Alcoholic Father (uncredited) John - Alcoholic Father (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Hanlon
Radio Announcer (uncredited) Radio Announcer (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Jaquet
Newspaper Editor Fielding (uncredited) Newspaper Editor Fielding (uncredited)   See fewer
Wilbur Mack
Skeptical Newspaper Editor (uncredited) Skeptical Newspaper Editor (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Moran
Frank - Gym Attendant (uncredited) Frank - Gym Attendant (uncredited)   See fewer
Inez Palange
Almedo's Landlady (uncredited) Almedo's Landlady (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Puglia
Tomas Almedo (uncredited) Tomas Almedo (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Santley
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Smith
John Grant (uncredited) John Grant (uncredited)   See fewer
Edwin Stanley
Judge #2 (uncredited) Judge #2 (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Stevens
Carlos Marquez (uncredited) Carlos Marquez (uncredited)   See fewer
Elliott Sullivan
Thug (uncredited) Thug (uncredited)   See fewer
Herb Vigran
Reporter #1 on Phone (uncredited) Reporter #1 on Phone (uncredited)   See fewer
Emmett Vogan
Judge #1 (uncredited) Judge #1 (uncredited)   See fewer
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