Newsboys' Home (1938)

A clueless publisher's daughter inherits a newspaper that sponsors a charity home for boys, and proceeds to run the paper to the ground.

Directors:

Harold Young, Arthur Lubin (uncredited)

Writers:

Gordon Kahn (story and screenplay), Charles Grayson (story)

Stars:

Jackie Cooper, Edmund Lowe, Wendy Barrie

Cast

Cast overview:
Jackie Cooper	...	Rifle Edwards
Edmund Lowe	...	Perry Warner
Wendy Barrie	...	Gwen Dutton
Samuel S. Hinds	...	Howard Price Dutton
Edward Norris	...	Frankie Barber
Harry Beresford	...	O'Dowd
Horace McMahon	...	Bartsch
Irving Pichel	...	Tom Davenport
George McKay	...	Hartley
Elisha Cook Jr.	...	Danny
Harris Berger	...	Sailor
William 'Billy' Benedict	...	Trouble
Charles Duncan	...	Monk
David Gorcey	...	Yap
Hal E. Chester	...	Murphy (as Hally Chester)

Storyline

A clueless publisher's daughter inherits a newspaper that sponsors a charity home for boys, and proceeds to run the paper to the ground.

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Plot Keywords:

double feature film | damsel in distress | turf war | newspaper circulation war | inheritance | 

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Taglines:

He had to fight to eat...to work...to live! That's the heart-tugging drama of the Newsboy...whose yell on the street drown the ache inside!

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 December 1938 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Casa do Jornaleiro

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1