Synopsis
In this short film, a small-town newspaper editor struggles with what to publish on his paper's front page.
Movie Information
- Director
- Edwin Lawrence
- Release Year
- 1936
- Runtime
- 10 minutes
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (6 votes)
Top Cast
Charles 'Chic' Sale
Elmer 'Scoop' Stevens
James Stewart
Cornelius 'Corn' Stevens
Granville Bates
Sheriff (uncredited)
Billy Dooley
Zeke (uncredited)
Al Herman
Moe (uncredited)
Louis Natheaux
Albert 'Pretty Face' Wilson (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge
Ed Rollins (uncredited)
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