Off the Record (film)

Off the Record
Off the Record
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	James Flood
Screenplay by	Niven Busch; Lawrence Kimble; Earl Baldwin
Story by	Saul Elkins; Sally Sandlin
Starring	Pat O'Brien; Joan Blondell; Bobby Jordan; Alan Baxter; William B. Davidson; Morgan Conway
Cinematography	Charles Rosher
Edited by	Thomas Richards
Music by	Adolph Deutsch
Production; company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	January 21, 1939;
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Off the Record is a 1939 American drama film directed by James Flood and written by Niven Busch, Lawrence Kimble and Earl Baldwin. The film stars Pat O'Brien, Joan Blondell, Bobby Jordan, Alan Baxter, William B. Davidson and Morgan Conway. The film was released by Warner Bros. on January 21, 1939.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Two newspaper reporters, Thomas "Breezy" Elliott and Jane Morgan, inadvertently send a boy named Mickey Fallon to reform school after they write an exposé of the illegal slot-machine racket the boy was a spotter for. Guilt-ridden, Jane convinces Breezy that they should marry in order to adopt Mickey so they can get him out of reform school.

Cast

Pat O'Brien as Thomas 'Breezy' Elliott
Joan Blondell as Jane Morgan
Bobby Jordan as Mickey Fallon
Alan Baxter as Joe Fallon
William B. Davidson as Scotty
Morgan Conway as Lou Baronette
Clay Clement as Jaeggers
Selmer Jackson as Det. Mendall
Addison Richards as Brand
Pierre Watkin as Barton
Joe King as Brown
Douglas Wood as J.W.
Armand Kaliz as Chatteau
Emory Parnell as Policeman

References

^ "Off the Record (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
^ Nugent, Frank S. (1939-02-18). "Movie Review - Off the Record - THE SCREEN; Dumas's 'Three Musketeers' Falls Afoul the Ritzes at the Roxy-'Off the Record' at the Strand". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
^ "Off the Record". Afi.com. 1939-01-21. Retrieved 2015-09-02.

External links

Off the Record at IMDb

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[1] "Off the Record (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-09-02.

[2] Nugent, Frank S. (1939-02-18). "Movie Review - Off the Record - THE SCREEN; Dumas's 'Three Musketeers' Falls Afoul the Ritzes at the Roxy-'Off the Record' at the Strand". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-09-02.

[3] "Off the Record". Afi.com. 1939-01-21. Retrieved 2015-09-02.

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