BACK PAGE (1933) Peggy Shannon, Russell Hopton & Claude Gillingwater | Crime, Drama | B&W

Back Page is an American 1933 drama film directed by Anton Lorenze and starring Peggy Shannon, Russell Hopton and Claude Gillingwater.

SYNOPSIS
A former big city reporter becomes the editor of a small town newspaper.

Jerry Hampden, a young female reporter for a large newspaper, comes up with her first scoop - a suicide precipitated by a lover who lost interest. The publisher nixes the story because the perpetrator is the influential owner of a large department store chain. When she lets the publisher know her displeasure, she is canned on the spot. Needing a job somewhere far from the city, her beau sets her up with an offer to be an editor for a small town newspaper, the Advocate in Apex, California. Her first name of Jerry gets her in the door for an interview. The Advocate's owner, Sam Webster, is not pleased to see that he has offered the editor position to a woman. She lets him know that she is the "best editor in the world", that he would do well to let her have a month's trial. He agrees. She is able to turn the tide on paper's ledger. There is a big story brewing in the community. Many people have invested in a wildcat oil well drilling. The local banker has drawn in many local investors in return form a share of the investment funds. He fully expects the well to fail. Much to his surprise, the well hits a strong pocket of oil. He tries to suppress news of the discovery while he tries to quietly buy back some of the shares. Jerry blows the lid off his scheme. He threatens to take over the newspaper from Sam. But Jerry has the upper hand. Part of the oil take-over scheme is the same department store owner whose story led to her firing.

CAST & CREW
Peggy Shannon as Jerry Hampton
Russell Hopton as Brice Regal
Claude Gillingwater as Sam Webster
Edwin Maxwell as Martin Regal
Sterling Holloway as Bill Giddings
Rockliffe Fellowes as John Levings
Richard Tucker as John H. Smith
Bryant Washburn as Barman

Directed by Anton Lorenze
Written by F. McGrew Willis
Cinematography James S. Brown Jr.
Edited by Fred Bain
Release date November 7, 1933
Running time 65 minutes
Country USA
Language English

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