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I Cover Big Town
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I Cover Big Town

1947-02-27 · 63 min · ★ 8.0

Drama

One of the four films in the Pine-Thomas series based on radio's long-running "Big Town." This time out, society editor Lorelei Kilbourne is assigned to the police beat. Her paper, "The Illustrated Press", following its usual policy of socially-correct muckraking by crusading editor Steve Wilson, is putting heat on the chief of police. But Lorelei believes the chief is qualified to do the job. She and managing editor Steve Wilson, who, in the film series, is wrong more often than right, discover a corpse and then proceed to help the police solve the crime.

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Directors
William C. Thomas
Production companies
Pine-Thomas Productions, Paramount Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Phillip ReedPhillip ReedSteve Wilson
Hillary BrookeHillary BrookeLorelei Kilbourne
Robert LoweryRobert LoweryPete Ryan
Robert ShayneRobert ShayneChief Tom Blake
Mona BarrieMona BarrieDora Hilton
Vince BarnettVince BarnettLouis Murkil
Louis Jean HeydtLouis Jean HeydtJohn Moulton
Frank WilcoxFrank WilcoxHarry Hilton
Leonard PennLeonard PennNorden Royal

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