| Big News | |
|---|---|
![]() Original theatrical poster  | |
| Directed by | Gregory La Cava | 
| Written by | Walter DeLeon Jack Jungmeyer Frank Reicher  | 
| Based on | For Two Cents by George S. Brooks  | 
| Produced by | Ralph Block | 
| Starring | Robert Armstrong Carole Lombard  | 
| Cinematography | Norbert Brodine Arthur C. Miller  | 
| Edited by | Doane Harrison | 
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange | 
Release date  | 
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Running time  | 75 minutes | 
| Country | United States | 
| Language | English | 
Big News is a 1929 American pre-Code film directed by Gregory La Cava, released by Pathé Exchange, and starring Robert Armstrong and Carole Lombard, billed as "Carol Lombard".
Plot
Steve Banks is a hard-drinking newspaper reporter. His wife Margaret, a reporter for a rival paper, threatens to divorce him if he doesn't quit the drinking that is compromising his career. Steve pursues a story about drug dealers even when his editor fires him. When the editor is murdered, Steve is accused of the killing.
Cast
- Robert Armstrong as Steve Banks
 - Carole Lombard as Margaret Banks (billed as Carol Lombard)
 - Louis Payne as Hensel
 - Wade Boteler as O'Neill
 - Charles Sellon as Addison
 - Sam Hardy as Reno
 - Tom Kennedy as Officer Ryan
 - Warner Richmond as District Attorney Phelps
 - Helen Ainsworth as Vera, society editor
 - James Donlan as Deke
 - George "Gabby" Hayes as Hoffman, reporter
 - Vernon Steele as reporter
 - Clarence Wilson as Coroner
 - Colin Chase as Birn
 - Robert Dudley as Telegraph editor
 
Preservation status
The film exists in a 16mm reduction print.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". Silentera.com. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
 
External links
- Big News at IMDb
 - Big News at SilentEra
 - Big News is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
 
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