Freedom of the Press (film)

1928 American silent mystery film

Freedom of the Press

Directed by| George Melford
Written by|

* J. Grubb Alexander
* Walter Anthony (intertitles)
* Curtis Benton
* J.G. Hawks

Story by| Peter B. Kyne
Produced by| Carl Laemmle
Starring|

* Lewis Stone
* Marceline Day
* Malcolm McGregor

Cinematography| Ben F. Reynolds
Edited by| George McGuire

Production
company

Universal Pictures

Distributed by| Universal Pictures

Release date

* October 28, 1928 (1928-10-28)

Running time

| 7 reels
Country| United States
Language| Silent (English intertitles)

Freedom of the Press is a 1928 American silent mystery film directed by George Melford and starring Lewis Stone, Marceline Day, and Malcolm McGregor.[1][2]

## Plot

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When a newspaper owner is murdered, his son takes over his crusade against a corrupt politician with criminal associations.

## Cast

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* Lewis Stone as Daniel Steele
* Marceline Day as June Westcott
* Malcolm McGregor as Bill Ballard
* Henry B. Walthall as John Ballard
* Robert Emmett O'Connor as Boss Maloney
* Tom Ricketts as Wicks
* Hayden Stevenson as Callahan
* Robert Ellis as Cyrus Hazlett
* Boris Baronoff as Criminal
* Morgan Thorpe as Organist
* Evelyn Selbie as Italian Mother
* Bernard Siegel as Italian Father
* Wilson Benge as Butler

## Production

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The plot of the Peter B. Kyne story and the film are based upon the murder of Don Mellett, a newspaper editor who crusaded against corruption in Canton, Ohio.[3] An early version of the film had a private screening at the Capitol Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 15, 1928, in connection with an Associated Press convention.[3]

## Preservation

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A print of Freedom of the Press is listed in the collection of Cineteca Nazionale in Rome.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Munden p. 274
2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Freedom of the Press
3. ^ a b "Southern Editors Thrill at Freedom of the Press". Universal Weekly. 27 (18). New York City: Motion Picture Weekly Publishing Company: 8–10\. June 9, 1928. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
4. ^ Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Freedom of the Press

## Bibliography

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* 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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