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  • Hold the Press (1933)
  • Passed
    65 min | Mystery
Hold the Press (1933)
Passed
65 min | Mystery

When newspaper reporter Tim Collins, of the "Post", is slugged while investigating the shooting of a big-time gambler, he sets out to get his man with such determination that he ends up in jail. There, he discovers a "parole racket" which ...See moreWhen newspaper reporter Tim Collins, of the "Post", is slugged while investigating the shooting of a big-time gambler, he sets out to get his man with such determination that he ends up in jail. There, he discovers a "parole racket" which involves a crooked politician, and he faces death to get the story for his paper. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writer
Horace McCoy (original story and screenplay)
Cinematographer
Benjamin H. Kline (as Benjamin Kline)
Editor
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Updated Oct 25, 1933

Release date
Oct 25, 1933 (United States)

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29 cast members
Name Known for
Tim McCoy
Tim Collins Tim Collins   See fewer
Shirley Grey
Edith White Edith White   See fewer
Wheeler Oakman
Hugh Abbott Hugh Abbott   See fewer
Henry Wadsworth
Frankie White Frankie White   See fewer
Oscar Apfel
Mr. Bishop - Managing Editor Mr. Bishop - Managing Editor   See fewer
Bradley Page
Mike Serrano Mike Serrano   See fewer
Jack Long
Ike Grimby Ike Grimby   See fewer
Samuel S. Hinds
R.T. Taylor (as Samuel Hinds) R.T. Taylor (as Samuel Hinds)   See fewer
Joseph Crehan
Chief of Detectives Patrick Brennan Chief of Detectives Patrick Brennan   See fewer
Edward LeSaint
Judge O'Neill (as Ed LeSaint) Judge O'Neill (as Ed LeSaint)   See fewer
Julian Rivero
Henry Gross Henry Gross   See fewer
Allan Cavan
Prison Hospital Doctor (uncredited) Prison Hospital Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddy Chandler
Sereno's Tail (uncredited) Sereno's Tail (uncredited)   See fewer
Lane Chandler
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Steve Clark
Copy Desk Editor (uncredited) Copy Desk Editor (uncredited)   See fewer
Mike Donovan
Officer Gilroy (uncredited) Officer Gilroy (uncredited)   See fewer
John Elliott
Prison Warden (uncredited) Prison Warden (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat Harmon
Lookout (uncredited) Lookout (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Kortman
Convict Trimble (uncredited) Convict Trimble (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley Mack
Eddie - Cellmate (uncredited) Eddie - Cellmate (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles McAvoy
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Clyde McClary
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Victor Metzetti
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Millett
Detective Murphy (uncredited) Detective Murphy (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank O'Connor
Cell Guard (uncredited) Cell Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Rush
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Strang
Taxicab Driver (uncredited) Taxicab Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Todd
Press Room Foreman (uncredited) Press Room Foreman (uncredited)   See fewer
Monte Vandergrift
Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
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