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Behind the News

Genres

Drama , Crime

Duration

75 min

Director

Joseph Santley

Rating

7.0

Release Date

December 19, 1940

Behind the News

Original title: Behind the News

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Synopsis Behind the News

As suggested by its title, Behind the News was a "stop the presses!" yarn set in a big-city newsroom. Lloyd Nolan is top-billed as a cynical reporter with a penchant for sticking his neck out too far. Frank Albertson costars as a cub reporter fresh out of journalism school, whose presence is resented by Nolan and his fellow workers. But it is Albertson who, after running afoul of the law, is instrumental in breaking up a ring of racketeers. Behind the News was remade by Republic as Headline Hunters (55).