Big News (film)

Big News
Original theatrical poster
Directed by	Gregory La Cava Marty Santell (asst. director)
Written by	George S. Brooks (play For Two Cents) & Walter DeLeon (writer) Jack Jungmeyer (writer) Frank Reicher (writer)
Produced by	Ralph Block (producer)
Starring	Robert Armstrong Carole Lombard
Cinematography	Norbert Brodine Arthur C. Miller
Edited by	Doane Harrison
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	September 7, 1929 (1929-09-07)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Big News is a 1929 American pre-Code film directed by Gregory La Cava, released by Pathé Exchange, and starring Robert Armstrong and Carole Lombard, billed as "Carol Lombard".

Cast

• Robert Armstrong as Steve Banks
• Carole Lombard as Margaret Banks (billed as Carol Lombard)
• Louis Payne as Hensel
• Wade Boteler as O'Neill
• Charles Sellon as Addison
• Sam Hardy as Reno
• Tom Kennedy as Ryan
• Warner Richmond as District Attorney Phelps
• Helen Ainsworth as Vera, society editor
• James Donlan as Deke
• George "Gabby" Hayes as reporter Hoffman
• Vernon Steele as reporter
• Clarence Wilson as coroner
• Colin Chase as Birn
• Robert Dudley as Telegraph editor

Plot

Steve Banks (Armstrong) is a hard-drinking newspaper reporter. His wife Margaret (Lombard), a reporter for a rival paper, threatens to divorce him if he doesn't quit the drinking that is compromising his career. Steve pursues a story about drug dealers even when his editor fires him. When the editor is murdered, Steve is accused of the killing.

Preservation status

The film exists in a 16mm reduction print.

External links

• Big News at IMDb
• Big News at SilentEra
• Big News is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive