Comedy ·Crime · United States of America · 1942 · 1h 4m

Man From Headquarters

Director

Cast

Frank Albertson as Larry Doyle Joan Woodbury as Ann Weston Dick Elliott as Editor Elwin A. Jonas Byron Foulger as Hotel Manager Clark John Maxwell as Managing Editor Marvin Robert Kellard as Hotel Clerk

Crew

Mack Stengler — Director of Photography Jack Ogilvie — Editor Edward J. Kay — Original Music Composer John W. Krafft — Screenplay Lindsley Parsons — Producer

Tagline

"THEY DON'T DARE KILL A REPORTER!" It's easy for an editor to say that, but he knows if he puts the finger on an underworld czar, he is a dead man!

Synopsis

A police reporter solves a murder case in Chicago, then moves on to St. Louis-but not voluntarily, since he has been kidnapped by the minions of the Windy City gang leader against whom he is scheduled to testify.

Mood & Themes

reporter

Key Collaborators

Jean Yarbrough Director Mack Stengler Director of Photography Jack Ogilvie Editor Edward J. Kay Original Music Composer John W. Krafft Screenplay Lindsley Parsons Producer

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