HONOR OF THE PRESS (1932) Edward J. Nugent, Rita La Roy | Crime, Drama, Romance | B&W

The Honor of the Press is a 1932 American Pre-Code crime film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Edward J. Nugent, Rita La Roy and Dorothy Gulliver. It was produced as a second feature for release by Mayfair Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Palmentola.

SYNOPSIS
Corrupt Roger Bradley buys a newspaper in order to promote his own shady dealings and denigrate the work of the city's Police Commissioner. A cub reporter on the paper discovers that Bradley and one of the other reporters are both involved in major crime.

Cub reporter Daniel Greely gets a job on a big city newspaper. A string of robberies occur and the owner of the paper blames the police for not rounding up the crooks. Daniel discovers that a coded message in the newspaper's editor's box tips the crooks about each robbery.

CAST & CREW
Edward J. Nugent as Daniel E. Greely
Rita La Roy as Daisy Tellem, Gossip Columnist
Dorothy Gulliver as June Bonner
Wheeler Oakman as Roger Bradley
Russell Simpson as Dan Perkins
John Ince as Commissioner Drake
Charles K. French as Dodson
Reginald Simpson as Larry Grayson
Franklin Parker as Sorrell "Sorry" Simpson
Franklyn Farnum as Mr. Sampson

Directed by B. Reeves Eason
Written by John T. Neville, J.K. Foster, Michael L. Simmons
Produced by Fanchon Royer, George W. Weeks
Cinematography Ernest Miller
Edited by Frank Ware
Production company
Fanchon Royer Pictures
Distributed by Mayfair Pictures
Release date July 14, 1932
Running time 58 minutes
Country United States
Language English

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