Big News (1929)

09/06/1929Mystery, Comedy, Crime1h 15m
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Overview

A reporter's marriage is jeopardized by his drinking and he finds himself accused of a murder he didn't commit.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Robert Armstrong

    Steve Banks

  2. Cast 1

    Carole Lombard

    Margaret Banks

  3. Cast 1

    Louis Payne

    Hensel

  4. Cast 1

    Wade Boteler

    O'Neill

  5. Cast 1

    Charles Sellon

    J.W. Addison

  6. Cast 1

    Sam Hardy

    Joe Reno

  7. Cast 1

    Tom Kennedy

    Officer Ryan

  8. Cast 1

    Warner Richmond

    Phelps

  9. Cast 1

    Helen Ainsworth

    Vera

Robert Armstrong ("Steve") is a reporter at a busy newspaper where he spends much of his time drinking or nursing an hangover. His behaviour is testing the patience not just of his bosses, but of his wife Margaret (a feisty Carole Lombard) who works for another newspaper and for some reason is still keen on him. When he finds himself on the wrong end of a murder investigation, she must help him track down the true culprit. The thing about this film is the dialogue - it is relentless and after a while becomes quite irritating and largely humourless. Sure, it deals with alcoholism (and it's side...

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Original LanguageEnglish 

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