Main Cast: Barry Barnes, Valerie Hobson, Alastair Sim, John Warwick, Philip Leaver
Release Year: 1939
Country: UK
Run Time: 77 minutes
Plot
This Man is News is a British imitation of Hollywood's Thin Man pictures. The "Nick and Nora" herein are Barry K. Barnes as an investigative reporter and Valerie Hobson as his helpful wife (?) After writing a series of articles about an elusive gang of jewel thieves, Barnes is framed for robbery. He goes after the crooks himself, despite the "cease and desist" warnings of Scotland Yard and his own editor. This Man is News did well enough to warrant a sequel, but This Man in Paris did poorly enough to bring this would-be series to an abrupt end. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
David Keir - Brown; Tom Gill - Brown; Edward Lexy - Inspector Hollis; Garry Marsh - Sgt. Bright; Kenneth Buckley - Ken Marquis; Jack Vyvyan - Fireman; John Abbott; Billy Watts
