This Man Is News (1938)
1h 17m
Running Time
September 16, 1938Release Date
This Man Is News (1938)
1h 17m
Running Time
September 16, 1938Release Date
Plot.
A newspaper reporter keeps beating the police to clues in a current murder case. This makes the police think he may be involved in the crime.
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Cast & Crew.
Barry K. Barnes
Simon Drake
Valerie Hobson
Pat Drake
Alastair Sim
Macgregor
Philip Leaver
'Harelip' Murphy
John Warwick
Johnnie Clayton
James Birrie
Doyle
David MacDonald
Director
David Keir
Brown
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 16, 1938
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 17m
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
Genres
Wiki.
This Man is News is a 1938 British comedy mystery film directed by David MacDonald and starring Barry K. Barnes, Valerie Hobson, Alastair Sim and Edward Lexy. The screenplay concerns a journalist who solves a crime of which he himself is suspected
. A "quota quickie", it was made for a mere £6,000, but "was among the highest grossing films of 1938".It was loosely modelled on the American Thin Man series of films. A sequel, This Man in Paris, was made in 1939.