''The Honor of the Press'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Edward J. Nugent, Rita La Roy and Dorothy Gulliver.Pitts p.329 It was produced as a second feature for release by

Mayfair Pictures Mayfair Pictures was an American film production and distribution company active between 1931 and 1934 during the early sound era. It grew out of Action Pictures, another low-budget studio location on Poverty Row. It was established by the producer ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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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.

Cast

* Edward J. Nugent as Daniel E. Greely, Cub Reporter * Rita La Roy as Daisy Tellem, Gossip Columnist * Dorothy Gulliver as June Bonner, the Girlfriend * Wheeler Oakman as Roger Bradley, Crooked Newspaper Owner * Russell Simpson as City Editor Dan Perkins * John Ince as Police Commissioner Drake * Charles K. French as Dodson (editorial writer) * Reginald Simpson as Larry Grayson (reporter) * Franklin Parker as Sorrell "Sorry" Simpson (photographer) *

Franklyn Farnum Franklyn Farnum (born William Smith; June 5, 1878 – July 4, 1961) was an American character actor and Hollywood extra who appeared in at least 1,100 films. He was also cast in more films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture than any ot ...

as Mr. Sampson (publisher of ''The Herald'')

References

Bibliography

* Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

* * 1932 films American crime drama films American black-and-white films American romantic drama films 1932 crime drama films Films directed by B. Reeves Eason 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-crime-drama-film-stub