Murder Is News
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Directed by | Leon Barsha |
Written by | Edgar Edwards (writer) |
Produced by | Kenneth J. Bishop (producer) |
Starring | See below |
Cinematography | George Meehan |
Edited by | William Austin |
Production companies | Central Films Kenneth J. Bishop Productions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates | December 1937 (UK)[citation needed] March 1, 1939 (USA) (premiere) |
Running time | 55 minutes |
Countries | Canada United States |
Language | English |
Murder Is News is a 1937 Canadian-American mystery film directed by Leon Barsha.
Plot summary
A rich businessman is murdered at his townhouse the night his wife plans to divorce him and marry a high-powered lawyer. One of four Quota Quickies directed by Leon Barsha for the British market in Victoria, B.C., during the summer and fall of 1937.
Cast
- John Gallaudet as Jerry Tracy
- Iris Meredith as Ann Leslie
- George McKay as Brains McGillicuddy
- John Hamilton as David Corning
- Frank C. Wilson as Tony Peyden
- William McIntyre as Edgar Drake
- Doris Lloyd as Pauline Drake
- John Graham Spacey as Fred Hammer
- Colin Kenny as Insp. Fitzgerald
- Fred Baes as R.A. Snyder
External links
- Murder Is News at IMDb
- Murder Is News is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
Categories:
- 1937 films
- American mystery films
- English-language Canadian films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Leon Barsha
- Canadian mystery films
- Canadian black-and-white films
- 1937 mystery films
- 1930s English-language films
- Columbia Pictures films
- 1930s American films
- 1930s Canadian films
- Pre-1960 Canadian film stubs
- 1930s film stubs
- Mystery film stubs