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This Man Is News is a British film of genre Comedy directed by David MacDonald released in USA on 18 august 1939 with Valerie Hobson

This Man Is News (1938)

This Man Is News
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Released in USA 18 august 1939
Length 1h17
Directed by
Genres Comedy,    Comedy thriller
Rating66% 3.3124753.3124753.3124753.3124753.312475

This Man is News is a 1938 British comedy mystery film directed by David MacDonald and starring Barry K. Barnes, Valerie Hobson, Alastair Sim and Edward Lexy. A journalist solves a crime of which he himself is suspected. A "quota quickie", it was made for a mere £6,000, but "was among the highest grossing films of 1938".

It was loosely modelled on the American Thin Man series of films. A sequel, This Man in Paris, was made in 1939.

Synopsis

Un journaliste se voit refuser une interview par un gangster qui a été relâché après avoir dénoncé ses complices. Rentré chez lui, il boit quelques verres et annonce à son rédacteur en chef que l'homme en question a été assassiné. Il n'a pas le temps de préciser que c'est une plaisanterie. Hélas le lendemain on découvre le cadavre... La police se demande si ce n'est pas le journaliste le coupable.

Actors

Valerie Hobson

(Pat Drake)
Barry K. Barnes

(Simon Drake)
Alastair Sim

(MacGregor)
Edward Lexy

(Inspector Hollis)
Garry Marsh

(Sergeant Bright)
John Abbott

(Hood with Foreign Accent)
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