''The Hollywood Reporter'' is a 1926 American silent

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directed by Bruce Mitchell and starring

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Peggy Montgomery Peggy Montgomery (1904–1989) was an American actress of the silent era.Munden p.180 She frequently played female leads in western films. Selected filmography * ''The Speed Demon'' (1925) * ''The Dangerous Dub'' (1926) * ''Looking for Trouble ( ...

and Charles K. French.Connelly p.363

Synopsis

Corrupt city boss Hymie During, running for election, tries to gain the support of the

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of the ''Hollywood Morning Express'' by blackmailing him over time he had once served in prison. The editor gets his top

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Billy Hudson, who is in love with his daughter, to try and dig up evidence against During.

Cast

as Billy Hudson * Charles K. French as Basil Manning *

as Lois Manning *

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as Dell Crossley * Jack Richardson as Hymie During * Violet Schram as Margaret Latham

References

Bibliography

* Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1926 films 1926 crime films American silent feature films American crime films American black-and-white films Films directed by Bruce M. Mitchell 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language crime films {{1920s-US-film-stub