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I Cover Big Town

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I Cover Big Town
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam C. Thomas
Screenplay byMaxwell Shane
Produced byWilliam H. Pine
William C. Thomas
StarringPhillip Reed
Hillary Brooke
Robert Lowery
Robert Shayne
Mona Barrie
Vince Barnett
CinematographyJack Greenhalgh
Edited byHoward A. Smith
Music byDarrell Calker
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 27, 1947 (1947-02-27)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

I Cover Big Town is a 1947 American drama film directed by William C. Thomas and written by Maxwell Shane. The film stars Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Robert Lowery, Robert Shayne, Mona Barrie and Vince Barnett. It was released on February 27, 1947 by Paramount Pictures and was the second in the Big Town series of films.[1][2][3]

Plot

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Illustrated Press society editor Lorelei Kilbourne is assigned to a police case. Her crusading newspaper editor Steve Wilson suspects that hard-luck suspect Harry Hilton has been framed on a murder rap. Lorelei and Steve proceed to help the police solve the crime, at the same time uncovering a conspiracy to bring a building firm to bankruptcy.

Cast

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Critical reception

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TV Guide wrote, "It's surprising these journalists have enough time to write their stories."[3]

References

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  1. ^ Hal Erickson (2015). "I-Cover-Big-Town - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
  2. ^ "I Cover Big Town (1947) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
  3. ^ a b "I Cover Big Town".
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