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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".
It was loosely modelled on the American Thin Man series of films. A sequel, This Man in Paris, was made in 1939.
Original Release
09/16/1938
US Release
08/18/1939
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Barry K. Barnes | Simon Drake |
| Valerie Hobson | Pat Drake |
| Alastair Sim | Macgregor |
| John Warwick | Johnnie Clayton |
| Philip Leaver | 'Harelip' Murphy |
| James Pirrie | Doyle |
| David Keir | Brown |
| Tom Gill | Peter Brown |
| Edward Lexy | Inspector Hollis |
| Garry Marsh | Sergeant Bright |
Directors
Writers
Basil Dearden, Roger MacDougall, Allan MacKinnon
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Barry K. Barnes | Simon Drake |
| Valerie Hobson | Pat Drake |
| Alastair Sim | Macgregor |
| John Warwick | Johnnie Clayton |
| Philip Leaver | 'Harelip' Murphy |
| James Pirrie | Doyle |
| David Keir | Brown |
| Tom Gill | Peter Brown |
| Edward Lexy | Inspector Hollis |
| Garry Marsh | Sergeant Bright |
| Kenneth Milne-Buckley | Ken Marquis |
| Jack Vyvyan | Fireman / White, a Fireman |
| John Abbott | Hood with Foreign Accent |
| Patricia Medina | Waitress in teashop |
| James Birrie | Doyle |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Anthony Havelock-Allan | Producer |
