Roar of the Press

1941 film by Phil Rosen

Roar of the Press

Directed by| Phil Rosen
Screenplay by| Albert Duffy
Story by| Alfred Block
Produced by| Scott R. Dunlap
Starring| Jean Parker
Wallace Ford
Suzanne Kaaren
Cinematography| Harry Neumann
Edited by| Jack Ogilvie
Color process| Black and white

Production
company

Monogram Pictures

Distributed by| Monogram Pictures

Release date

* April 18, 1941 (1941-04-18)

Running time

| 71 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Roar of the Press is a 1941 American comedy drama crime film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Jean Parker, Wallace Ford and Suzanne Kaaren.[1] It was produced and distributed as a second feature by Monogram Pictures.

## Plot

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Married only a few hours, small-town girl Alice makes her first visit to New York with new husband Wally Williams, a hotshot reporter for the Globe.

A body falls from a building. Williams steals the identification and calls in the story to city editor MacEwen, who makes Wally follow it up. Reporters' wives warn Alice to expect this kind of thing.

A personal ad leads Wally to a second corpse. The police read about in the Globe and angrily haul Wally in for questioning. Alice's irritation grows, as does that of reporters from other newspapers at Wally's continued scoops.

Evildoers from an anti-American organization kidnap Wally, and when he won't reveal how he gets his information, they grab Alice as well. Sparrow McGraun runs a numbers racket but likes Wally better than these foreigners, so he saves the newlyweds. A grateful Wally gives this scoop to every paper except the Globe.

## Genre

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Adventure, comedy and Crime[2]

## Production

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The production Company was the ''Monogram Pictures''. The film was written by Albert Duffy, directed by Phil Rosen, produced by Scott R. Dunlap, edited by Jack Ogilvie and distributed by Monogram Pictures.[2]

The film release date was in April 18, 1941 with a screen running time of 71 minutes in the united states.[2]

## Cast

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* Jean Parker as Alice Williams
* Wallace Ford as Wally Williams
* Jed Prouty as Gordon MacEwan
* Suzanne Kaaren as Angela Brooks
* Harland Tucker as Harry Brooks
* Evalyn Knapp as Evelyn
* Robert Frazer as Louis Detmar
* Dorothy Lee as Frances Harris
* John Holland as Robert Mallon
* Maxine Leslie as Mrs. Mabel Leslie
* Paul Fix as 'Sparrow' McGraun
* Betty Compson as Mrs. Thelma Tate
* Matty Fain as Nick Paul
* Eddie Foster as Fingers
* Charles King as Police Lieutenant Homer Thomas
* Frank O'Connor as Police Lieutenant Jim Hall
* Dennis Moore as Henchman Toughy
* Robert Pittard as Tommy

## See also

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* List of American films of 1941
* List of films in the public domain in the United States

## References

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1. ^ Boggs p.73
2. ^ a b c Rosen, Phil (April 18, 1941), Roar of the Press (Adventure, Comedy, Crime), Jean Parker, Wallace Ford, Jed Prouty, Monogram Pictures, retrieved March 29, 2024

## Bibliography

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* Boggs, Johnny D. American Newspaper Journalists on Film: Portrayals of the Press During the Sound Era. McFarland, 2022.
* Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.

## External links

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* Roar of the Press at IMDb
* Roar of the Press at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
* Roar of the Press at the TCM Movie Database

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