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Movies About Journalists and Newspaper Business

by lora-31 • Created 14 years ago • Modified 12 years ago
A list of Golden Age Hollywood movies featuring journalists, reporters and newspaper business in general. Brass and sassy, always wisecracking -- I love those dynamic characters!
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  • Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell in His Girl Friday (1940)

    1. His Girl Friday

    19401h 32mApproved
    7.8 (66K)
    When a newspaper editor's ace reporter ex-wife is about to quit her job and remarry, he buys himself time to win her back by promising her an exclusive interview with a death row convict.
    DirectorHoward HawksStarsCary GrantRosalind RussellRalph Bellamy
  • Bette Davis and George Brent in Front Page Woman (1935)

    2. Front Page Woman

    19351h 22mApproved
    6.5 (1.8K)
    A woman reporter tries to prove she's just as good as any man, but runs into trouble along the way.
    DirectorMichael CurtizStarsBette DavisGeorge BrentRoscoe Karns
  • Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian, and Adolphe Menjou in The Front Page (1931)

    3. The Front Page

    19311h 41mApproved76Metascore
    6.7 (3.7K)
    A crusading newspaper editor tricks his retiring star reporter into covering one last case.
    DirectorLewis MilestoneStarsAdolphe MenjouPat O'BrienMary Brian
  • Joan Crawford in Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)

    4. Dance, Fools, Dance

    19311h 20mApproved
    6.3 (1.4K)
    After the death of her father and loss of the family fortune, Bonnie (Joan Crawford) gets a job as a cub reporter while her brother (William Bakewell) becomes involved in bootlegging.
    DirectorHarry BeaumontStarsJoan CrawfordCliff EdwardsLester Vail
  • Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in It Happened One Night (1934)

    5. It Happened One Night

    19341h 45mApproved87Metascore
    8.1 (117K)
    A rogue reporter trailing a runaway heiress for a big story joins her on a bus heading from Florida to New York and they end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at one of the stops along the way.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsClark GableClaudette ColbertWalter Connolly
  • Clark Gable and Joan Crawford in Love on the Run (1936)

    6. Love on the Run

    19361h 20mApproved
    6.0 (1.4K)
    A runaway bride and an undercover reporter get caught up in political intrigue as they lead a merry chase across Europe and uncover a spy plot.
    DirectorW.S. Van DykeStarsJoan CrawfordClark GableFranchot Tone
  • Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland, and Fred MacMurray in The Gilded Lily (1935)

    7. The Gilded Lily

    19351h 20mApproved
    6.7 (945)
    A stenographer becomes a famed entertainer and is courted by an English nobleman and an informal American reporter.
    DirectorWesley RugglesStarsClaudette ColbertFred MacMurrayRay Milland
  • Charles Laughton and Ray Milland in The Big Clock (1948)

    8. The Big Clock

    19481h 35mApproved
    7.6 (10K)
    A magazine tycoon commits a murder and pins it on an innocent man, who then tries to solve the murder himself.
    DirectorJohn FarrowStarsRay MillandMaureen O'SullivanCharles Laughton
  • James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan in Next Time We Love (1936)

    9. Next Time We Love

    19361h 27mApproved
    6.4 (715)
    A young married couple's relationship becomes strained when he is assigned overseas as a foreign correspondent and she becomes a major stage star.
    DirectorEdward H. GriffithStarsMargaret SullavanJames StewartRay Milland
  • Laraine Day and Joel McCrea in Foreign Correspondent (1940)

    10. Foreign Correspondent

    19402hApproved89Metascore
    7.4 (25K)
    On the eve of World War II, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJoel McCreaLaraine DayHerbert Marshall
  • Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

    11. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    19361h 55mApproved
    7.8 (24K)
    A unassuming greeting card poet from a small town in Vermont heads to New York City upon inheriting a massive fortune and is immediately hounded by those who wish to take advantage of him.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsGary CooperJean ArthurGeorge Bancroft
  • Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck in Meet John Doe (1941)

    12. Meet John Doe

    19412h 2mApproved63Metascore
    7.6 (16K)
    A penniless drifter is recruited by an ambitious columnist to impersonate a non-existent person who said he'd be committing suicide as a protest, and a social movement begins.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsGary CooperBarbara StanwyckEdward Arnold
  • Spencer Tracy, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy, and William Powell in Libeled Lady (1936)

    13. Libeled Lady

    19361h 38mApproved
    7.8 (9.4K)
    When a socialite sues a big paper for libel, the editor responsible calls in the help of his ignored fiancée and a former employee to frame her and make the false story seem true.
    DirectorJack ConwayStarsJean HarlowWilliam PowellMyrna Loy
  • Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea in Adventure in Manhattan (1936)

    14. Adventure in Manhattan

    19361h 13mApproved
    6.5 (888)
    A reporter meets an actress whose producer is a presumed-dead thief, and stakes his reputation on predicting the next crime.
    DirectorEdward LudwigStarsJean ArthurJoel McCreaReginald Owen
  • Love Is News (1937)

    15. Love Is News

    19371h 17mApproved
    6.9 (1K)
    A financier's daughter spars with a newspaper reporter, he by writing about her and she by announcing their engagement.
    DirectorTay GarnettStarsTyrone PowerLoretta YoungDon Ameche
  • Cary Grant and Joan Bennett in Big Brown Eyes (1936)

    16. Big Brown Eyes

    19361h 17mApproved
    6.5 (1.2K)
    Sassy manicurist Eve Fallon is recruited as an even more brassy reporter and she helps police detective boyfriend Danny Barr break a jewel theft ring and solve the murder of a baby.
    DirectorRaoul WalshStarsCary GrantJoan BennettWalter Pidgeon
  • Claudette Colbert and Ray Milland in Arise, My Love (1940)

    17. Arise, My Love

    19401h 50mApproved
    6.8 (1.1K)
    A dashing pilot and a vivacious reporter have romantic and dramatic adventures in Europe as World War II begins.
    DirectorMitchell LeisenStarsClaudette ColbertRay MillandDennis O'Keefe
  • Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and James Stewart in The Philadelphia Story (1940)

    18. The Philadelphia Story

    19401h 52mApproved96Metascore
    7.8 (76K)
    After a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.
    DirectorGeorge CukorStarsCary GrantKatharine HepburnJames Stewart
  • Orson Welles, Dorothy Comingore, and Ruth Warrick in Citizen Kane (1941)

    19. Citizen Kane

    19411h 59mPG100Metascore
    8.3 (482K)
    Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenDorothy Comingore
  • Walter Pidgeon and Rosalind Russell in Design for Scandal (1941)

    20. Design for Scandal

    19411h 25mApproved
    6.2 (571)
    To save his job, newsman Jeff Sherman offers to help his boss get out of a swingeing alimony settlement. But his devious plan to compromise Cornelia Porter, the judge on the case, while she is on holiday at Cape Cod soon proves to be - well - too devious!
    DirectorNorman TaurogStarsRosalind RussellWalter PidgeonEdward Arnold
  • Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in Woman of the Year (1942)

    21. Woman of the Year

    19421h 54mApproved74Metascore
    7.1 (11K)
    Sportswriter Sam Craig and columnist Tess Harding, with the same New York newspaper, overcome their initial antagonism, fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when he comes to resent her hectic lifestyle.
    DirectorGeorge StevensStarsSpencer TracyKatharine HepburnFay Bainter
  • James Stewart, Richard Conte, and Joanne De Bergh in Call Northside 777 (1948)

    22. Call Northside 777

    19481h 52mApproved
    7.4 (11K)
    Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal re-opens a decade-old murder case.
    DirectorHenry HathawayStarsJames StewartRichard ConteLee J. Cobb
  • Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney in That Wonderful Urge (1948)

    23. That Wonderful Urge

    19481h 22mApproved
    6.5 (1.2K)
    When an heiress finds out that the friendly young man she's met at Sun Valley is really an investigative reporter, she ruins his career by falsely claiming that they're married.
    DirectorRobert B. SinclairStarsTyrone PowerGene TierneyReginald Gardiner
  • Kirk Douglas and Jan Sterling in Ace in the Hole (1951)

    24. Ace in the Hole

    19511h 51mApproved72Metascore
    8.1 (41K)
    Frustrated former journalist Chuck Tatum now working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about trading post owner Leo Minosa trapped in a cave to rekindle Chuck's career, but the story soon escalates into a media circus.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsKirk DouglasJan SterlingRobert Arthur
  • Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday (1953)

    25. Roman Holiday

    19531h 58mApproved78Metascore
    8.0 (153K)
    A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.
    DirectorWilliam WylerStarsGregory PeckAudrey HepburnEddie Albert

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