Power of the Press

Power of the Press

Power of the Press

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Power of the Press

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

1943

1h 4m

6.2(10 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Cast & Crew

16 members

Acting

Guy Kibbee

Ulysses Bradford

Guy Kibbee

Acting

Lee Tracy

Griff Thompson

Lee Tracy

Acting

Gloria Dickson

Edwina Stephens

Gloria Dickson

Acting

Otto Kruger

Howard Raskin

Otto Kruger

Acting

Victor Jory

Oscar Trent

Victor Jory

Acting

Don Beddoe

Pringle (uncredited)

Don Beddoe

Acting

Edmund Cobb

Process Server (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb

Acting

Eddie Laughton

Reporter (uncredited)

Eddie Laughton

Acting

Douglas Leavitt

Whiffle (uncredited)

Douglas Leavitt

Acting

Ivan Miller

Man on Dais (uncredited)

Ivan Miller

Acting

Larry Parks

Jerry Purvis (uncredited)

Larry Parks

Acting

Lee Phelps

Policeman (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Acting

Frank Sully

Mack Gibbons (uncredited)

Frank Sully

Acting

Minor Watson

John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)

Minor Watson

Acting

Rex Williams

Chris Barker (uncredited)

Rex Williams

Acting

Frank Yaconelli

Tony Angelo (uncredited)

Frank Yaconelli

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