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Gentlemen of the Press is a 1929 all-talking film starring Walter Huston in his first feature film role and Kay Francis in her first film role. The film still survives. This film's copyright has expired and it is now in the public domain. It survives in a copy sold to MCA for television distribution.
The film is based on Ward Morehouse's 1928 Broadway play Gentlemen of the Press.
Original Release
05/04/1929
US Release
05/04/1929
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Walter Huston | Wickland Snell |
| Kay Francis | Myra May |
| Charles Ruggles | Charlie Haven |
| Betty Lawford | Dorothy Snell Hanley |
| Norman Foster | Ted Hanley |
| Duncan Penwarden | Mr. Higgenbottom |
| Lawrence Leslie | Red |
| Harry Lee | |
| Brian Donlevy | Kelly - Newspaper Reporter |
| Victor Kilian | McPhee - Newspaper Reporter |
Directors
Writers
Ward Morehouse, Mark Barron, Bartlett Cormack
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Walter Huston | Wickland Snell |
| Kay Francis | Myra May |
| Charles Ruggles | Charlie Haven |
| Betty Lawford | Dorothy Snell Hanley |
| Norman Foster | Ted Hanley |
| Duncan Penwarden | Mr. Higgenbottom |
| Lawrence Leslie | Red |
| Harry Lee | |
| Brian Donlevy | Kelly - Newspaper Reporter |
| Victor Kilian | McPhee - Newspaper Reporter |
| Charles Wagenheim | Newspaper Copy Boy |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Monta Bell | Producer |
