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1936Short⏱️ 10mApproved
DramaShort
6.2
IMDB Rating
285 votes

A small-town newspaper editor has to decide which is more important to his readers - seemingly mundane local events, or a sensational crime story with a passing local connection.

Director
Edwin Lawrence
Writers
N/A
Stars
Charles 'Chic' Sale, Granville Bates, Billy Dooley
Release Date
February 29, 1936
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 11
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Charles 'Chic' Sale
Charles 'Chic' Sale
as Elmer 'Scoop' Stevens
Granville Bates
Granville Bates
as Sheriff
Billy Dooley
Billy Dooley
as Zeke
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Al Herman
as Moe Ricker
Louis Natheaux
Louis Natheaux
as Albert 'Pretty Face' Wilson
James Stewart
James Stewart
as Cornelius 'Corn' Stevens
Charles Trowbridge
Charles Trowbridge
as Edward Rollins

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

🏷️ Keywords

fugitivesmall townnewspaper editorunclepost office

🎯 Categories

DramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

Not especially believable or interesting, but at least you get a peek at a young Jimmy Stewart....BRIEFLY.
by planktonrules2007-03-11
5/10

"This is one of Jimmy Stewart's earliest roles. Like many contract players, the studio didn't seem sure what to do with the soon-to-be star and dumped him into this pretty thankless role. You see, Stewart isn't the star but merely a supporting player that easily could have been played by anyone else--though it is pretty neat to see him with curly-ish hair and glasses. The star of the short is Chic Sale, an actor mostly forgotten today (and with pretty good reason, I think after seeing him in several less than distinguished films). He plays the publisher of a small local paper wh..."

💡 Did You Know?

Charles "Chic" Sale spent most of his career playing old codgers; this was a rare instance of him playing his own age (51 at the time).

📖 Synopsis

A small-town newspaper editor has to decide which is more important to his readers - seemingly mundane local events, or a sensational crime story with a passing local connection.