Roar of the Press is a 1941 American comedy drama crime film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Jean Parker, Wallace Ford and Suzanne Kaaren.[1] It was produced and distributed as a second feature by Monogram Pictures.

Roar of the Press
Directed byPhil Rosen
Screenplay byAlbert Duffy
Story byAlfred Block
Produced byScott R. Dunlap
StarringJean Parker
Wallace Ford
Suzanne Kaaren
CinematographyHarry Neumann
Edited byJack Ogilvie
Color processBlack and white
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Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • April 18, 1941 (1941-04-18)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Married only a few hours, small-town girl Alice makes her first visit to New York with new husband Wally Williams, a hotshot reporter for the Globe.

A body falls from a building. Williams steals the identification and calls in the story to city editor MacEwen, who makes Wally follow it up. Reporters' wives warn Alice to expect this kind of thing.

A personal ad leads Wally to a second corpse. The police read about in the Globe and angrily haul Wally in for questioning. Alice's irritation grows, as does that of reporters from other newspapers at Wally's continued scoops.

Evildoers from an anti-American organization kidnap Wally, and when he won't reveal how he gets his information, they grab Alice as well. Sparrow McGraun runs a numbers racket but likes Wally better than these foreigners, so he saves the newlyweds. A grateful Wally gives this scoop to every paper except the Globe.

Genre

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Adventure, comedy and Crime[2]

Production

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The production Company was the ''Monogram Pictures''. The film was written by Albert Duffy, directed by Phil Rosen, produced by Scott R. Dunlap, edited by Jack Ogilvie and distributed by Monogram Pictures.[2]

The film release date was in April 18, 1941 with a screen running time of 71 minutes in the united states.[2]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Boggs p.73
  2. ^ a b c Rosen, Phil (April 18, 1941), Roar of the Press (Adventure, Comedy, Crime), Jean Parker, Wallace Ford, Jed Prouty, Monogram Pictures, retrieved March 29, 2024

Bibliography

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  • Boggs, Johnny D. American Newspaper Journalists on Film: Portrayals of the Press During the Sound Era. McFarland, 2022.
  • Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
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