Hold the Press
6.1
When newspaper reporter Tim Collins, of the "Post", is slugged while investigating the shooting of a big-time gambler, he sets out to get his man with such determination that he ends up in jail. There, he discovers a "parole racket" which involves a crooked politician, and he faces death to get the story for his paper.
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Tim McCoy
Tim Collins
Known for
Around the World in 80 Days
Run of the Arrow
Shirley Grey
Edith White
Also in
The Golf Specialist
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
Horace McCoy
Phil Rosen
Wheeler Oakman
Abbott
Also in
Outside the Law
Gambling with Souls
Henry Wadsworth
Frankie White
Known for
The Thin Man
Mark of the Vampire
Oscar Apfel
Bishop
Also in
The Texan
Hell's Highway
Bradley Page
Mike Sereno
Samuel S. Hinds
Taylor
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
You Can't Take It with You
Jack Long Shi-Chia
Ike Grimby
Known for
Master of the Flying Guillotine
Joseph Crehan
Chief of Detectives Patrick Brennan
Edward LeSaint
Judge O'Neill
Phil Rosen Director · Horace McCoy Writer Benjamin H. Kline Cinematographer
United States release October 25, 1933 · Produced in United States
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Distribution
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 25, 1933
Theatrical
Denmark
July 30, 1934
Portugal
April 22, 1935
United Kingdom
March 9, 1934 · London
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