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Important News poster

Important News(1936)

February 29, 193610m

66%User score 66 percent

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5 votes

Overview

In this short film, a small-town newspaper editor struggles with what to publish on his paper's front page.

Director: Edwin Lawrence

Top Billed Cast

Charles 'Chic' Sale
Elmer 'Scoop' Stevens
James Stewart
Cornelius 'Corn' Stevens
Granville Bates
Sheriff (uncredited)
Billy Dooley
Zeke (uncredited)

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Important News (1936) | Watch Free Online Movies

Louis Natheaux

Albert 'Pretty Face' Wilson (uncredited)

Charles Trowbridge

Ed Rollins (uncredited)

Al Herman

Moe (uncredited)

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Status: Released
Original title: Important News
Original language: English
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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