Mystery ·Crime · United States of America · 1928 · 1h 10m

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of the Press poster
Director
George Melford
Cast
Lewis Stone as Daniel Steele Marceline Day as June Westcott Malcolm McGregor as Bill Ballard Henry B. Walthall as John Ballard Robert Emmett O'Connor as Boss Maloney Tom Ricketts as Wicks
Crew
Ben F. Reynolds — Director of Photography George McGuire — Editor J.G. Hawks — Writer J. Grubb Alexander — Writer Walter Anthony — Writer Peter B. Kyne — Writer
Synopsis

When a newspaper owner is murdered, his son takes over his crusade against a corrupt politician with criminal associations.

Mood & Themes
preserved at cineteca nazionale, rome.
Key Collaborators
George Melford Director Ben F. Reynolds Director of Photography George McGuire Editor J.G. Hawks Writer J. Grubb Alexander Writer Walter Anthony Writer Peter B. Kyne Writer Curtis Benton Writer
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