MURDER IS NEWS (1937) John Gallaudet, Iris Meredith & George McKay | Mystery | B&W
Murder Is News is a 1937 Canadian-American mystery film directed by Leon Barsha. One of four Quota Quickies directed by Leon Barsha for the British market in Victoria, B.C., during the summer and fall of 1937.
SYNOPSIS
A rich businessman is murdered at his townhouse the night his wife plans to divorce him and marry a high-powered lawyer.
A radio reporter does a story on the infidelity and divorce of a wealthy and powerful businessman. The man invites the reporter to his mansion for a chat, but when he gets there, he finds that the businessman has been murdered--and that now he himself is on the killer's hit list.
CAST & CREW
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
Directed by Leon Barsha
Written by Edgar Edwards (writer)
Produced by Kenneth J. Bishop
Cinematography George Meehan
Edited by William Austin
Production companies Central Films, Kenneth J. Bishop Productions
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release dates December 1937 (UK), March 1, 1939 (USA premiere)
Running time 55 minutes
Countries Canada, United States
Language English
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