''The Hollywood Reporter'' is a 1926 American
silent crime drama film directed by
Bruce Mitchell and starring
Frank Merrill,
Peggy Montgomery and
Charles K. French.
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Synopsis
Corrupt city boss Hymie During, running for election, tries to gain the support of the
editor
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of the ''Hollywood Morning Express'' by blackmailing him over time he had once served in prison. The editor gets his top
reporter
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Billy Hudson, who is in love with his daughter, to try and dig up evidence against During.
Cast
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Frank Merrill as Billy Hudson
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Charles K. French as Basil Manning
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Peggy Montgomery as Lois Manning
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William T. Hayes
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as Dell Crossley
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Jack Richardson as Hymie During
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Violet Schram
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as Margaret Latham
References
Bibliography
* Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998.
* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
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1926 films
1926 crime films
American silent feature films
American crime films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Bruce M. Mitchell
1920s English-language films
1920s American films
English-language crime films
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