LADIES CRAVE EXCITEMENT (1935) Norman Foster & Evalyn Knapp | Action, Comedy, Drama | B&W

Ladies Crave Excitement is a 1935 American action–comedy drama film released by Mascot Pictures, directed by Nick Grinde and starring Norman Foster, Evalyn Knapp and Esther Ralston.

SYNOPSIS
Bored rich girl hooks up with news photographer, gets caught up in his adventures.

Don Phelan, the ace newsreel reporter, falls in love with Wilma Howell, the daughter of the owner of another newsreel company that is a bitter rival of the one Don works for. The rivalry, with cameramen jostling each other out of the way, acts of sabotage, and reporters fighting to get the 'scoop', does not bode well for the romance.

CAST & CREW
Norman Foster as Don Phelan
Evalyn Knapp as Wilma Howell
Esther Ralston as Miss Winkler
Eric Linden as Bob Starke
Purnell Pratt as Amos Starke
Irene Franklin as Victoria
Emma Dunn as Mrs. Phelan
Gilbert Emery as J. Fenton Howell
Russell Hicks as Bert Taylor
Christian Rub as Lars Swenson
Francis McDonald as Terry
Matt McHugh as Johnson
Jason Robards Sr. as Nick
Syd Saylor as Flynn
George "Gabby" Hayes as Dan McCloskey
Max Wagner as Pat

Directed by Nick Grinde
Written by John Rathmell (story), Wellyn Totman (screenplay), Scott Darling (screenplay)
Produced by Nat Levine
Cinematography Ernest Miller, William Nobles
Edited by Ray Curtiss
Production company Mascot Pictures
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date 1935
Running time 73 minutes
Country United States
Language English