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29 February 1936 (USA)
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A small town newspaper editor has to decide which story to headline of the front page. full summary | add synopsis
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(Complete credited cast)| Charles 'Chic' Sale | ... | Elmer 'Scoop' Stevens |
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10 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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USA:Approved (PCA #1300)
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Featured in The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985) (TV)
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Turkey In the Straw
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An MGM MINIATURE Short Subject.
The editor of the Cole County Clarion must decide what is the real IMPORTANT NEWS for his readers: an impending frost which may spell disaster to their crops, or the sensational shooting-down of a notorious gangster on their small town main street.
This is an enjoyable little one-reeler, featuring a good performance by comic Charles `Chic' Sale. Today's viewers will perhaps be more interested in the appearance of uncredited James Stewart, as Sale's nephew/assistant. Slow talking & somewhat goofy, Stewart shows many of the attributes which would make him a huge star in a very short time.
Often overlooked or neglected today, the one and two-reel short subjects were useful to the Studios as important training grounds for new or burgeoning talents, both in front & behind the camera. The dynamics for creating a successful short subject was completely different from that of a feature length film, something like writing a topnotch short story rather than a novel. Economical to produce in terms of both budget & schedule and capable of portraying a wide range of material, short subjects were the perfect complement to the Studios' feature films.