Behind the News (1940)Stream and Watch Online

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Released December 20th, 1940, 'Behind the News' stars Lloyd Nolan, Frank Albertson, Doris Davenport, Robert Armstrong The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 15 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from respected users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "As suggested by its title, Behind the News was a "stop the presses!" yarn set in a big-city newsroom. Lloyd Nolan is top-billed as a cynical reporter with a penchant for sticking his neck out too far. Frank Albertson costars as a cub reporter fresh out of journalism school, whose presence is resented by Nolan and his fellow workers. But it is Albertson who, after running afoul of the law, is instrumental in breaking up a ring of racketeers. Behind the News was remade by Republic as Headline Hunters (55)." .