''Okay, America!'' (sometimes referred to as ''Okay America'') is a 1932 American

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film, about a gossip columnist's rise to fame, based closely on the real life of

Walter Winchell Walter Winchell (April 7, 1897 – February 20, 1972) was a syndicated American newspaper gossip columnist and radio news commentator. Originally a vaudeville performer, Winchell began his newspaper career as a Broadway reporter, critic and c ...

. Directed by

Tay Garnett William Taylor "Tay" Garnett (June 13, 1894 – October 3, 1977) was an American film director, writer, and producer. He made nearly 50 films in various genres during his 55-year career, ''The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film), The Postman ...

, the film stars

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and Maureen O'Sullivan.

Plot

Larry Wayne is gossip columnist for a New York newspaper, ''Daily Blade,'' and he also is the host of a radio program called "Okay, America". When Ruth Drake, the daughter of wealthy politician, is kidnapped, Jones, the chief editor of the ''Daily Blade'' chooses Wayne to cover the story.

Cast

as Larry Wayne * Maureen O'Sullivan as Sheila Barton * Louis Calhern as Mileaway Russell * Edward Arnold as Duke Morgan * Walter Catlett as City Editor aka 'Lucille' *

Alan Dinehart Mason Alan Dinehart Sr. (born Harold Alan Dinehart; October 3, 1889 – July 18, 1944) was an American actor, director, writer, and stage manager. Biography Dinehart initially studied to be a priest, but he turned to the theater instead. ...

as Roger Jones * Henry Armetta as Sam * Emerson Treacy as Jerry Robbins * Marjorie Gateson as Mrs. Herbert Wright * Margaret Lindsay as Ruth Drake * Akim Tamiroff as Bit role (uncredited)

References

External links

* 1932 films 1930s adventure drama films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Tay Garnett Films about journalists American adventure drama films American black-and-white films 1930s American films Films scored by Alfred Newman {{1930s-drama-film-stub