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Gentlemen of the Press

 
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Gentlemen of the Press

  • Director: Millard Webb
  • AMG Rating: starstar
  • Genre: Drama
  • Movie Type: Melodrama
  • Themes: Death of a Child
  • Main Cast: Walter Huston, Charlie Ruggles, Betty Lawford, Norman Foster
  • Release Year: 1929
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 75 minutes

Plot

In this dark drama, based on a play by Ward Morehouse, the life of a tough newspaperman is chronicled. The man is a work-a-holic, and the demands of his job cause him to miss all the pleasures of his life. Because he is working on a story, he misses the birth of his daughter. He is not there for her wedding, and when she dies in labor--he is not there. Later the reporter begins reflecting upon all he missed out on. When he is interviewed by a Yale graduate about his career, the newspaperman strongly advises the young student to get out of it, because it is a poisonous business. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Cast

Brian Donlevy - Bit; Kay Francis - Myra May; Harry Lee - Copy Desk Editor

Credit

Millard Webb - Director, Morton Blumenstock - Editor, George Folsey - Cinematographer, Bartlett Cormack - Screenwriter, John Meehan - Screenwriter, Ward Morehouse - Play Author
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