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  • News Is Made at Night (1939)
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    70 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
News Is Made at Night (1939)
Approved
70 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

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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Director
Writer
John Francis Larkin (original screenplay) (as John Larkin)
Producer
Cinematographer
Ernest Palmer (photography)
Editor
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Updated Jul 12, 1939

Release date
Jul 21, 1939 (United States)

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Cast

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32 cast members
Name Known for
Preston Foster
Steve Drum Steve Drum   See fewer
Lynn Bari
Maxine Thomas Maxine Thomas   See fewer
Russell Gleason
Albert Hockman Albert Hockman   See fewer
George Barbier
Clanahan Clanahan   See fewer
Eddie Collins
Billiard Billiard   See fewer
Minor Watson
Charles Coulton - aka Clifford Mussey Charles Coulton - aka Clifford Mussey   See fewer
Charles Halton
Lt. Gov. Elmer Hinge Lt. Gov. Elmer Hinge   See fewer
Paul Harvey
Inspector Melrose Inspector Melrose   See fewer
Richard Lane
Barney Basely Barney Basely   See fewer
Charles Lane
District Attorney Rufe Reynolds District Attorney Rufe Reynolds   See fewer
Betty Compson
Kitty Truman Kitty Truman   See fewer
Paul Fix
Joe Luddy Joe Luddy   See fewer
Paul Guilfoyle
Bat Randall Bat Randall   See fewer
Ernie Alexander
Drunk (uncredited) Drunk (uncredited)   See fewer
Irving Bacon
Mike - Fingerprint Man (uncredited) Mike - Fingerprint Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Eugene Borden
Headwaiter (uncredited) Headwaiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Wade Boteler
Warden (uncredited) Warden (uncredited)   See fewer
Harold Goodwin
Simms (uncredited) Simms (uncredited)   See fewer
George Guhl
Turnkey (uncredited) Turnkey (uncredited)   See fewer
J. Anthony Hughes
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
William Irving
Drunk (uncredited) Drunk (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Emmett Keane
Fred Barrett (uncredited) Fred Barrett (uncredited)   See fewer
Alberto Morin
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
James C. Morton
Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
David Newell
Starter (uncredited) Starter (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Norton
Drunk (uncredited) Drunk (uncredited)   See fewer
George O'Hara
Usher (uncredited) Usher (uncredited)   See fewer
Imboden Parrish
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Rankin
Secretary (uncredited) Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Richardson
Golfer (uncredited) Golfer (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Strang
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Wayne
Technician (uncredited) Technician (uncredited)   See fewer
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