''Murder Is News'' is a 1937 Canadian-American

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directed by Leon Barsha.

Plot summary

A rich businessman is murdered at his townhouse the night his wife plans to divorce him and marry a high-powered lawyer. One of four

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directed by Leon Barsha for the British market in Victoria, B.C., during the summer and fall of 1937.

Cast

John Gallaudet John Beury Gallaudet (August 23, 1903 – November 5, 1983) was an American film and television actor. Career Gallaudet was born in Philadelphia and attended Williams College. His Broadway credits included ''Good Men and True'' (1935), ''Lost ...

as Jerry Tracy *

Iris Meredith Iris Meredith (born Iris Shunn; June 3, 1915 – January 22, 1980) was a B-movie actress of the 1930s and 1940s film era. She starred mostly in heroine roles, in westerns. Early years Meredith was born in Sioux City, Iowa, but grew up in ...

as Ann Leslie * George McKay as Brains McGillicuddy * John Hamilton as David Corning * Frank C. Wilson as Tony Peyden * William McIntyre as Edgar Drake * Doris Lloyd as Pauline Drake * John Graham Spacey as Fred Hammer *

Colin Kenny James Colin Ramsey Kenny (born December 10, 1943) is a former Canadian Senator. A member of the Liberal Party, he was appointed to the Senate in 1984 by Pierre Trudeau to represent the Rideau region of Ontario. On January 31, 2018 it was anno ...

as Insp. Fitzgerald * Fred Baes as R.A. Snyder

External links

* * 1937 films American mystery drama films English-language Canadian films American black-and-white films Films directed by Leon Barsha Canadian mystery drama films Canadian black-and-white films 1937 mystery films 1930s English-language films Columbia Pictures films 1930s American films 1930s Canadian films {{mystery-film-stub