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Back Page is an American 1933 drama film directed by Anton Lorenze and starring Peggy Shannon, Russell Hopton and Claude Gillingwater. Plot [ edit ] A former big city reporter becomes the editor of a small town newspaper.
Back Page: Directed by Anton Lorenze. With Peggy Shannon, Russell Hopton, Claude Gillingwater, Edwin Maxwell. Jerry Hampden, a young female reporter for a large newspaper, comes up with her first scoop - a suicide precipitated by a lover who lost interest.
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- Crime, Drama
- Anton Lorenze
- 1934-06
Dec 25, 2020 · Peggy Shannon plays a young female reporter who is fired from a big city newspaper, then decides to take over a troubled small town newspaper. She encounters...
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“I’ve got something red hot– all about that evangelist having a baby!”Her big scoop is a ‘love nest suicide’.Our heroine answers the door in a short towel at one point.The hero saves the day through good old fashioned blackmail.Ah, journalism. Remember that? The Back Page, a cheap programmer with a great protagonist, is a paean to helping the public out of a jam while still looking out for numero uno. This is all masterminded by Jerry (Shannon), a woman journalism who spends most of her career walking into rooms and watching men’s eyes bug out when they realize ‘Jerry’ is...
Suffice to say, the film’s title is an ‘homage’ to 1931’s The Front Page.Filmed in 1933, not released until 1934.Jerry Hampden (Peggy Shannon) a young female reporter has a blockbuster story, but the it involves the Big City newspaper’s biggest advertiser, so she gets fired on the spot. She then takes over as editor of a rural town paper, builds up the circulation, and is able to take on the local corrupt Banker. Two other big business intrigues are ...
- Anton Lorenze
- Pyramid Productions
Determined to protect the townspeople, Jerry meets with Smith, Blake and Levings, and threatens to print damaging stories about all of them unless they back down from their takeover plans. As hoped, the three men accept Jerry's terms, and after Sam learns of her victory, Jerry finally accepts Brice's marriage proposal.
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A young female reporter is fired from a big city newspaper, then decides to take over a troubled small town newspaper. She encounters difficulties with small town politics, getting advertisers to help keep the paper afloat, and issues with 1930s feminism in the resistance she receives from the town's residents to her attempts to run the ...
