This Man Is News
7 /10 1 Votes
Music director Percival Mackey Language English | 6.8/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Crime, Mystery Duration Country United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date September 1938 Initial release September 1938 (United Kingdom) Screenplay Basil Dearden, Roger MacDougall, Allan MacKinnon Cast (Simon Drake), (Pat Drake), (Macgregor), (Johnnie Clayton), Philip Leaver ('Harelip' Murphy), James Birrie (Doyle)Similar movies Valerie Hobson appears in This Man Is News and Meet Me Tonight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. A journalist 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".
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It was loosely modelled on the American Thin Man series of films. A sequel, This Man in Paris, was made in 1939.
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Critical reception
TV Guide gave the film three out of five stars and wrote, "Though Barnes and Hobson may not quite be another William Powell and Myrna Loy, they handle the assignment with humor and great style. The film is directed with energy and the dialogue helps carry the brisk pace along. This is the first screenwriting credit for Basil Dearden, who would go on to do many stories, both serious and topical, in association with noted British producer and art director Michael Relph."
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