ROAR OF THE PRESS (1941) Jean Parker, Wallace Ford & Jed Prouty | Adventure, Comedy, Drama |B&W

Roar of the Press is a 1941 American comedy drama crime film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Jean Parker, Wallace Ford and Suzanne Kaaren. It was produced and distributed as a second feature by Monogram Pictures.

Synopsis

Married only a few hours, small-town girl Alice makes her first visit to New York with new husband Wally Williams, a hotshot reporter for the Globe.

A body falls from a building. Williams steals the identification and calls in the story to city editor MacEwen, who makes Wally follow it up. Reporters' wives warn Alice to expect this kind of thing.

A personal ad leads Wally to a second corpse. The police read about in the Globe and angrily haul Wally in for questioning. Alice's irritation grows, as does that of reporters from other newspapers at Wally's continued scoops.

Evildoers from an anti-American organization kidnap Wally, and when he won't reveal how he gets his information, they grab Alice as well. Sparrow McGraun runs a numbers racket but likes Wally better than these foreigners, so he saves the newlyweds. A grateful Wally gives this scoop to every paper except the Globe.

Cast & Crew

Jean Parker as Alice Williams
Wallace Ford as Wally Williams
Jed Prouty as Gordon MacEwan
Suzanne Kaaren as Angela Brooks
Harland Tucker as Harry Brooks
Evalyn Knapp as Evelyn
Robert Frazer as Louis Detmar
Dorothy Lee as Frances Harris
John Holland as Robert Mallon
Maxine Leslie as Mrs. Mabel Leslie
Paul Fix as 'Sparrow' McGraun
Betty Compson as Mrs. Thelma Tate
Matty Fain as Nick Paul
Eddie Foster as Fingers
Charles King as Police Lieutenant Homer Thomas
Frank O'Connor as Police Lieutenant Jim Hall
Dennis Moore as Henchman Toughy
Robert Pittard as Tommy

Directed by: Phil Rosen
Screenplay by: Albert Duffy
Story by: Alfred Block
Produced by: Scott R. Dunlap
Cinematography: Harry Neumann
Edited by: Jack Ogilvie
Color process: Black and white
Production company: Monogram Pictures
Distributed by: Monogram Pictures
Release date: April 18, 1941
Running time: 71 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English