Star Reporter (1939) CRIME DRAMA

Stars: Warren Hull, Marsha Hunt, Wallis Clark
Director: Howard Bretherton
John Randolph, an idealistic young newspaper owner who uses a campaign to successfully run grafting politicians out of town. District Attorney William Burnette, father of Barbara Burnette who John loves, learns that John's father (unknown to John) is a criminal they are seeking. He refuses to prosecute him and John, not knowing the real reason, turns against Burnette and tries to run him out of office!

[@l.m.mccormick1470]

The dialog in these old films is so much superior to today's Hollywood movies

[@leelarson107]

Yeah, no rotten language, no nude scenes, no Politically Correct racial elements, just society as it actually was. Today, Hollywood cranks out nothing but high-budget porn films.

[@CJ-hz1uj]

Now Hollywood films are more visual or action oriented or anyway less language, so perhaps to sell in other countries. Maybe those other countries would also like to have some good dialogue, might be Hollywood lately doesn’t provide it.

[@donaldkearns5897]

You have some of the best old films ever made, can’t get enough of these B & W films !!!

[@danielwegrzynek494]

Thanks - 👍 I'm really enjoying these old movies, that were made before I was born. What a treat for me, and so many others. I'll be 71 in less than 2 weeks. This is just GREAT !

[@PizzaFLIX]

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[@johnnyray88]

Marsha Hunt At 102 years old still is one of the last survivors of the Golden Years of Hollywood. Norman Lloyd at 105 was the oldest survivor who recently passed away.

[@leelarson107]

Dead as of May 2021.

[@leelarson107]

That's Norman Lloyd who is dead, not Marsha Hunt. Hunt is now 105 years old and is presumably as 'Hollywood liberal' as ever.

[@glenmcfarland6691]

Wow

[@leelarson107]

@@glenmcfarland6691 Marsha Hunt was gorgeous, but even in the 1940's she was very involved in leftist political causes (one was 'The Hollywood Anti-Nazi League', whatever that was all about). Later on, she denied any sympathy for communist or other Far-Right causes. Whatever. Shouldn't mix politics with movie-making.

[@JohnDoe-wb4iv]

Navy cross winner actor Eddie Albert said the big problem with modern films n tv is the producers cut down on quality writers in order to put more money in their pockets

[@RRW1982]

This is a real delight. Everyone knew just where their character fit into the story, what kind of flavor those roles could create, and how to keep the tightness in the overall 'structural tension.' And Warren Hull had plenty of chops to lift any story. Thanks for posting this treat!

[@marilynbaylis524]

Thank you for showing these good old time movies. ❤️20/22 Great films can’t get enough of them! 🤔👍

[@southernwanderer7912]

I love these old movies. What a twisted plot.

[@glorydey5008glowlight]

Wonderful Crime Thriller, Love The Storyline, Good Acting, And Action Script. The Plot Is Very True In Society. Corruption And Crime Are Rampant And People With Money and Power Often Escape The Law. Only When Society And Legal System Cleans Up Then Only Crime Can Be Eliminated. Great Film! Thanks For Sharing! 👍😍

[@powerofroses1670]

Cause the president can't do everything he wants anyway. There are others in power higher than him. Hahahahaha.

[@NancySanders-om4ic]

​@@powerofroses1670Quite True,the. " Powers that Be."

[@NancySanders-om4ic]

I,completely agree with you!

[@crazyduck1254]

wise cracking reporters are so common in movies from this era.

[@leelarson107]

Back then they could speak freely without 'offending' someone.

[@soniavadnjal7553]

Look at all the hats. They even wear them indoors!

[@leelarson107]

And today, men and women alike are hard put to find a hat that isn't 'Made in China'.

[@nameskhar1510]

Wow! What a ride ... Thanks for sharing this gem.

[@MichaelGunner123]

God Bless, Marsha Hunt.....still Alive & Kicking!!!

[@ralphfields7994]

Pop

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

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[@jacquelinejanz8466]

Nesting here Nesting there Indiana at right moment Wave runner too White suit bent Dark tan No orange

[@leelarson107]

And so Liberal that she should belong to the Communist Party.

[@MichaelGunner123]

@@leelarson107 Being Liberal is the American Way! GOD BLESS MODERATES & LIBERALS BOTH!!!

[@candacegladden5313]

great movie you have not let me down yet thanks for posting

[@kell4674]

Lovely film. These B films are often dismissed as inferior, but thanks to YT and this channel, I'm getting to see so many of them. They were only 'inferior' in terms of budget. In every other respect, they were very well done and did a lot with what they had. Re Marsha Hunt, I read that she was Selznick's pic for Melanie in Gone With The Wind, but due to studio contract arrangements, the part was handed to Olivia de Haviland. A great pity, as she would have been perfect for the physically frail but emotionally strong character that Margaret Mitchell created. OdH always seemed totally miscast to me.

[@JohnSmith-dr9vl]

ohn Smith 1 second ago crooked legal system?Thats the truest statement ever on here.You should see the evidence we have about that in Uk.we are getting police attacks and they are failing.we gathered that info Cent london

[@leelarson107]

I agree about Marsha Hunt vs Olivia de Havilland. Marsha had a more aristocratic bearing, while Olivia seemed like she was cast because the producer liked her.

[@ursulamannix2093]

Really good movie.

[@keithharvey7230]

Paul Fix was Micah in The Rifleman and was the doc in the pilot of Star Trek.

[@andrewbillingsley9377]

I thought I recognized the face but could not place him. Thanks for the tip.

[@johnwhite4810]

I've always loved Marsha Hunt!

[@paulbennett4871]

22yr old Marsha, delightful..

[@leelarson107]

Not bad for a knee-jerk liberal Democrat.

[@edbrake2723]

So many suits and ties. Even in jail! It was a very classy time in America.

[@amycarmichael2748]

Good movie!💓💞

[@waderaney7]

Excellent ☺

[@stevenfromer3816]

Excellent

[@maxb4074]

That butler is a really tall dude.

[@leelarson107]

I can't find the specs on any of the other cast members, but Warren Hull was said to be about 6'2" or 6'3". If you spot a scene where they're together in the same frame, that would give you an idea.

[@atlasshrugged7475]

imagine that- family dressing up for an evening visit 😉 Evening dresses for any evening vs day dresses

[@whaleshrimp111]

Such a crooked legal system! Honest people really do not stand a chance.

[@MichaelGunner123]

Have a BFF who can testify to that statement.....railroaded in MS.

[@JohnSmith-dr9vl]

Thats the truest statement ever on here.You should see the evidence we have about that in Uk.we are getting police attacks and they are failing.we gathered that info Cent london

[@leelarson107]

Don't blame ME! I didn't vote for FDR back then! I didn't vote for Biden, either.

[@NancySanders-om4ic]

​@@leelarson107" Powers that Be," Control,have the Power" to dictate the economies of scale,Always have and neither political party have any" actual" influence to affect what actually happens in the U.S.A. Both parties' candidates are aware and " know " this.

[@prototype9887]

Pretty good movie!

[@TheEmmochka]

Women used to decorate themselves with beautiful clothes; today they decorating body with ugly tattoo s

[@leelarson107]

Yeah, really. Who wants a tattooed circus freak? And that goes for those 'liberated women' who have Tramp-Stamp tattoos on their lower backs.

[@edbrake2723]

Tattoos equal low self-esteem, on both men and women, with the exception of military tats on men such as a simple "MARINES," "AIRBORNE," OR "NAVY."

[@TheEmmochka]

@@edbrake2723 in USsr only men from jail had tattoos

[@victorireland8913]

Engrossing.

[@keithharvey7230]

Did I see Robert J.Wilke,one of the High Noon baddies?

[@annepoitrineau5650]

I love all these old films! Of course, I am not blind to their flaws (15% of the population not being pink, but where are they? and the way women are represented also leaves a lot to be desired) but they are delighful, and between the lines, there is social criticism!

[@verasmith4767]

That was the way it was. Only white males had important jobs. It was a different time.

[@leelarson107]

Is it possible for a woman to view anything and not find fault with it? Let's hear about 'the oppressed women of the world'. That's always good for a laugh.

[@sarojinichelliah5500]

That was some movie

[@wilsonstone935]

Frkn beautiful woman, but wasn't she a blond later?

[@gladysmaroue9167]

@9:30

[@JohnSmith-dr9vl]

crooked legal system?Thats the truest statement ever on here.You should see the evidence we have about that in Uk.we are getting police attacks and they are failing.we gathered that info Cent london

[@JohnDoe-wb4iv]

Navy cro see

[@smk4428]

Wasn't corny and predictable like noir films

[@leelarson107]

That scene from about 14:06 onward, where the mother is walking about in a long gown and a fur coat, is awkward. Shouldn't she be carrying a purse? What woman, at least up until recently, went out without one?

[@mariacatojomartins1851]

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