September 16, 1938
Release Date

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This Man Is News (1938)

Name: This Man Is News
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Released: 1938-09-16

1h 17m

Running Time

September 16, 1938
Release Date

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Plot.

A newspaper reporter keeps beating the police to clues in a current murder case. This makes the police think he may be involved in the crime.

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Details.

Release Date
September 16, 1938

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 17m

Filming Locations
Pinewood Studios, United Kingdom

Genres
Comedy Mystery

Last updated: 2024-09-20

Wiki.

This Man is News is a 1938 British comedy mystery film directed by David MacDonald and starring Barry K. Barnes, Valerie Hobson, Alastair Sim and Edward Lexy. The screenplay concerns a journalist who solves a crime of which he himself is suspected

. A "quota quickie", it was made for a mere £6,000, but "was among the highest grossing films of 1938".It was loosely modelled on the American Thin Man series of films. A sequel, This Man in Paris, was made in 1939.