KING OF THE NEWSBOYS (1938) Lew Ayres & Helen Mack | Crime, Drama, Romance | B&W

King of the Newsboys is a 1938 American drama film directed by Bernard Vorhaus.

SYNOPSIS
A poor young man's girlfriend leaves him for a gangster.

Jerry Flynn's girlfriend leaves him for a gangster with power and money, in order to show her that she made a mistake, Jerry starts his newspaper distribution business.

CAST & CREW
Lew Ayres as Jerry Flynn
Helen Mack as Mary Ellen Stephens
Alison Skipworth as Nora
Victor Varconi as Wire Arno
Sheila Bromley as Connie Madison
Alice White as Dolly
Horace McMahon as Lockjaw
William 'Billy' Benedict as Squimpy
Ray Cooke as Pussy
Jack Pennick as Lefty
Mary Kornman as Peggy
Gloria Rich as Maizie
Oscar O'Shea as Mr. Stephens

Directed by Bernard Vorhaus
Written by Louis Weitzenkorn (screenplay), Peggy Thompson (screenplay), Samuel Ornitz (story), Horace McCoy (story)
Produced by Bernard Vorhaus
Cinematography Jack A. Marta
Edited by Ernest J. Nims
Music by Alberto Colombo
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date March 18, 1938
Running time 65 minutes, 69 minutes (DVD version)
Country United States
Language English