Hot News Margie (1931)

Margie is a reporter on a tabloid newspaper. Her assignment is to find out whether there is any truth to the rumor that college football star Babe Booth is secretly married. To get her ... See full summary »

Director:

Alfred J. Goulding

Stars:

Marjorie Beebe, Don Costello, James C. Morton

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Marjorie Beebe	...	Margie

Storyline

Margie is a reporter on a tabloid newspaper. Her assignment is to find out whether there is any truth to the rumor that college football star Babe Booth is secretly married. To get her story, she goes to the stadium where Booth is playing and gets involved in the game, with unexpected results.

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Plot Keywords:

reporter | newspaper | newspaper editor | heavenly gates | radio broadcast | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

November 1931 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pepper Pot (1931-1932): Hot News Margie

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vitaphone Corporation, The, Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

7 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Vitaphone)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A Vitaphone Pepper Pot short.

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Soundtracks

"National Emblem"
(uncredited)
Music by Edwin Eugene Bagley
Played when Marge tries to sneak into the stadium

User Reviews

Not Funny but Worth Watching for its Strangeness

Hot News Margie (1931)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Marjorie Beebe plays the title character, a fast-talking, quick-acting tabloid reporter who will do whatever it takes to get her story. Her editor gets a tip that a famous football player as married a Broadway beauty so he sends Margie to the stadium to get the story. HOT NEWS MARGIE is a 7-minute comedy that really isn't all that funny but it's still a must see simply because of how strange it is. I must say that I didn't laugh a single time, which is usually a death nail for a comedy but it actually didn't hurt this film too bad as it was made up by the sheer weirdness. The film runs a very quick 7-minutes, which doesn't allow any time for an actual story and instead it seems as if the director just had everyone acting and talking as fast as they could so that they could get through everything. The manor of which Margie goes about getting her story at the football game is just strange and especially a joke inside the locker room. Then we have the ending that I won't spoil but lets just say it's a keeper.