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  • Hot News (1953)
  • Passed
    61 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Hot News (1953)
Passed
61 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After fighter Jim O'Hara is killed during a bout against a much heavier opponent, Mark Miller, a former boxer who left the profession to become a sportswriter, learns that a gambling ring led by Dano Rizzo forced Jim into the unfair fight....See moreAfter fighter Jim O'Hara is killed during a bout against a much heavier opponent, Mark Miller, a former boxer who left the profession to become a sportswriter, learns that a gambling ring led by Dano Rizzo forced Jim into the unfair fight. Mark's editor, Al Bragg, encourages him to investigate Jim's death further and publish his findings. Jim's manager, Doc Allen, is murdered before he can tell Mark that Jim was secretly in love with Rizzo's girl friend, Doris Burton, who was using him for his money. Rizzo and his thugs, Dutch Gordon and Augie Grotz, next blackmail Doris' brother Bill, a college basketball star, into throwing the college games by threatening to ruin Doris' reputation. Mark, meanwhile, continues his romance with fashion editor Kerry Barker, and writes columns about the disreputable Rizzo. His columns earn him death threats from Rizzo and pressure from the newspaper's nervous publisher. When Bill's duplicity is discovered and he is expelled from school, Doris commits suicide after having sent a written confession to Mark. Although Rizzo tries to silence Mark and Bill by murdering them, his attempts fail and he and his cohorts are arrested after a brawl in the newspaper's offices. See less
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Director
Writers
Charles R. Marion (original screenplay) | Elwood Ullman (original screenplay)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Carl E. Guthrie (photographed by)
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Updated Oct 11, 1953

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Oct 11, 1953 (United States)

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19 cast members
Name Known for
Stanley Clements
Mark Miller - Reporter Mark Miller - Reporter   See fewer
Gloria Henry
Kerry Barker Kerry Barker   See fewer
Ted de Corsia
Dino Rizzo Dino Rizzo   See fewer
Veda Ann Borg
Doris Burton Doris Burton   See fewer
Scotty Beckett
Bill Burton Bill Burton   See fewer
Mario Siletti
Dominic Dominic   See fewer
Carl Milletaire
'Dutch' Gordon 'Dutch' Gordon   See fewer
James Flavin
Al Bragg Al Bragg   See fewer
Hal Baylor
Augie Grotz Augie Grotz   See fewer
Paul Bryar
Doc Allen Doc Allen   See fewer
Myron Healey
Jim O'Hara Jim O'Hara   See fewer
Roy Gordon
Mr. Simmons (uncredited) Mr. Simmons (uncredited)   See fewer
Greta Granstedt
Maid (uncredited) Maid (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Hayden
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
William Newell
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Maudie Prickett
Screaming Woman (uncredited) Screaming Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Suzanne Ridgway
Diner at Dominic's (uncredited) Diner at Dominic's (uncredited)   See fewer
Tim Ryan
Ringside Fight Announcer (uncredited) Ringside Fight Announcer (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeffrey Sayre
Reporter at Hospital (uncredited) Reporter at Hospital (uncredited)   See fewer
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