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Power of the Press
Power of the Press

Power of the Press

He feels the power of a woman! They feel the power of a fist!

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

64 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

29 January 1943

Country

United States of America

Cast

Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

Ulysses Bradford

Lee Tracy

Lee Tracy

Griff Thompson

Gloria Dickson

Gloria Dickson

Edwina Stephens

Otto Kruger

Otto Kruger

Howard Raskin

Victor Jory

Victor Jory

Oscar Trent

Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Pringle (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb

Edmund Cobb

Process Server (uncredited)

Eddie Laughton

Eddie Laughton

Reporter (uncredited)

Douglas Leavitt

Douglas Leavitt

Whiffle (uncredited)

Ivan Miller

Ivan Miller

Man on Dais (uncredited)

Larry Parks

Larry Parks

Jerry Purvis (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Policeman (uncredited)

Frank Sully

Frank Sully

Mack Gibbons (uncredited)

Minor Watson

Minor Watson

John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)

Rex Williams

Rex Williams

Chris Barker (uncredited)

Frank Yaconelli

Frank Yaconelli

Tony Angelo (uncredited)

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