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The Speed Reporter

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The Speed Reporter
Directed byBernard B. Ray
Written byHarry S. Webb
Rose Gordon
Produced byBernard B. Ray
Harry S. Webb
StarringRichard Talmadge
Luana Walters
Richard Cramer
CinematographyWilliam Hyer
Edited byCarl Himm
Music byLee Zahler
Production
company
Distributed byAjax Pictures
Release date
  • May 14, 1936 (1936-05-14)
Running time
55 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Speed Reporter is a 1936 American crime film directed by Bernard B. Ray and starring Richard Talmadge, Luana Walters and Richard Cramer.[1] It was produced as a second feature by the independent company Reliable Pictures.[2]

Plot

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In a crime-ridden city, a gangster moves to increase his control over the various illegal rackets, with the support of a corrupt editor of a newspaper. A cub reporter on a rival takes on the challenge to smash the mob.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Langman p.244
  2. ^ Pitts p.307

Bibliography

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  • Langman, Larry. The Media in the Movies: A Catalog of American Journalism Films, 1900-1996. McFarland & Company, 1998.
  • Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.
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