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Power of the Press (1943)

He feels the power of a woman! They feel the power of a fist!

  • Drama

During WWII, the publisher of the isolationist New York Gazette is murdered just as he was about to change the paper's policy and support the US war effort. His friend, a small town patriotic editor, is brought in to find the culprits.

Rating
6.5 / 10 (11 votes)
Release date
January 29, 1943
Runtime
1h 04m
Language
English
Director
Lew Landers
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Guy KibbeeUlysses Bradford
  • Lee TracyGriff Thompson
  • Gloria DicksonEdwina Stephens
  • Otto KrugerHoward Raskin
  • Victor JoryOscar Trent
  • Don BeddoePringle (uncredited)
  • Edmund CobbProcess Server (uncredited)
  • Eddie LaughtonReporter (uncredited)
  • Douglas LeavittWhiffle (uncredited)
  • Ivan MillerMan on Dais (uncredited)
  • Larry ParksJerry Purvis (uncredited)
  • Lee PhelpsPoliceman (uncredited)

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