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Power of the Press
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Power of the Press

1943-01-29 · 64 min · ★ 6.5

Drama

During WWII, the publisher of the isolationist New York Gazette is murdered just as he was about to change the paper's policy and support the US war effort. His friend, a small town patriotic editor, is brought in to find the culprits.

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Directors
Lew Landers
Production companies
Columbia Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Guy KibbeeGuy KibbeeUlysses Bradford
Lee TracyLee TracyGriff Thompson
Gloria DicksonGloria DicksonEdwina Stephens
Otto KrugerOtto KrugerHoward Raskin
Victor JoryVictor JoryOscar Trent
Don BeddoeDon BeddoePringle (uncredited)
Edmund CobbEdmund CobbProcess Server (uncredited)
Eddie LaughtonEddie LaughtonReporter (uncredited)
Douglas LeavittDouglas LeavittWhiffle (uncredited)
Ivan MillerIvan MillerMan on Dais (uncredited)
Larry ParksLarry ParksJerry Purvis (uncredited)
Lee PhelpsLee PhelpsPoliceman (uncredited)
Frank SullyFrank SullyMack Gibbons (uncredited)
Minor WatsonMinor WatsonJohn Cleveland Carter (uncredited)
Rex WilliamsRex WilliamsChris Barker (uncredited)
Frank YaconelliFrank YaconelliTony Angelo (uncredited)

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