''Hot Off the Press'' is a 1935 American
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Albert Herman
Albert Herman (1887–1958) was an American actor, screenwriter and film director. Herman was a prolific director, working mainly on low-budget movies for companies such as Producers Releasing Corporation. He is sometimes credited as Al Herman. ...
.
[ ] It was the second of eight adaptations of
Peter B. Kyne stories.
Plot
Bill Jeffry is a reporter who leaves ''The Evening Call'' in favor of rival Star Bulletin. When one of the Star's intrepid newsboys, Mickey Karnes, is attacked, Bill, who was merely in the wrong place at the wrong time, finds himself falsely accused of the attack. He sets about unmasking the real criminal.
Cast
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Jack La Rue
Jack La Rue (born Gaspare Biondolillo; May 3, 1902 – January 11, 1984) was an American film and stage actor.
Early years
The son of Sicilian immigrants Pasquale and Concetta Biondolillo, La Rue was born in New York City. His father sailed to ...
as Bill Jeffrey
* Virginia Pine as Brenda Johnson
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Monte Blue
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Fuzzy Knight
John Forrest "Fuzzy" Knight (May 9, 1901 – February 23, 1976) was an American film and television actor. He was also a singer, especially in his early career. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1928 and 1967, usually as a cowboy h ...
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Fred Kelsey
Frederick Alvin Kelsey (August 20, 1884 – September 2, 1961) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter.
Kelsey directed one- and two-reel films for Universal Film Manufacturing Company. He appeared in more than 400 films betw ...
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Edward Hearn
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James C. Morton
* Mickey Rentschler as Mickey Karnes
References
External links
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1935 films
1935 drama films
American drama films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Albert Herman
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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