Freedom of the Press (film)
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Directed by | George Melford |
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Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | October 28, 1928 |
Country | United States |
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Freedom of the Press is a 1928 American silent mystery film directed by George Melford and starring Lewis Stone, Marceline Day and Malcolm McGregor.[1]
When a newspaper owner is murdered, his son takes over his crusade against a corrupt politician with criminal associations.
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
- Hayden Stevenson as Callahan
- Robert Ellis as Cyrus Hazlett
- as Criminal
- Morgan Thorpe as Organist
- Evelyn Selbie as Italian Mother
- Bernard Siegel as Italian Father
- Wilson Benge as Butler
References[]
- ^ Munden p.274
Bibliography[]
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1928 films
- 1928 mystery films
- American films
- American mystery films
- Films directed by George Melford
- American silent feature films
- English-language films
- Universal Pictures films
- American black-and-white films
- Silent film stubs
- Mystery film stubs