This Man Is News

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This Man Is News

1938

1h 17m

5.3(6 votes)

Mystery

Comedy

Overview

A newspaper reporter keeps beating the police to clues in a current murder case. This makes the police think he may be involved in the crime.

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13 members

Acting

Barry K. Barnes

Simon Drake

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Valerie Hobson

Pat Drake

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Alastair Sim

MacGregor

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John Warwick

Johnnie Clayton

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Philip Leaver

'Harelip' Murphy

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James Birrie

Doyle

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David Keir

Brown

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Tom Gill

Peter Brown

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Edward Lexy

Inspector Hollis

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Garry Marsh

Sergeant Bright

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Kenneth Buckley

Ken Marquis

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Jack Vyvyan

White, a Fireman

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John Abbott

Hood with Foreign Accent

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