The Power of the Press
| The Power of the Press | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Frank Capra |
| Written by | Sonya Levien Frederick A. Thompson |
| Produced by | Jack Cohn |
| Starring | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Jobyna Ralston Mildred Harris Philo McCullough Wheeler Oakman |
| Cinematography | Chester A. Lyons Ted Tetzlaff |
| Edited by | Arthur Roberts |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Power of the Press is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as an aspiring newspaper reporter and Jobyna Ralston as a young woman suspected of murder.[1]
In 1943, Columbia Pictures reused the title, without the leading The, for another newspaper picture, but it had a completely different plot and was not a remake.
Cast
[edit]- Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Clem Rogers
- Jobyna Ralston as Jane Atwill
- Mildred Harris as Marie Weston
- Philo McCullough as Robert Blake
- Wheeler Oakman as Van
- Robert Edeson as City Editor
- Edward Davis as Mr. John Atwill
- Dell Henderson as Bill Johnson
- Charles Clary as District Attorney Nye
- Spottiswoode Aitken as Sports Writer
- Frank Manning as Detective
Preservation
[edit]In 2005 the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Power of the Press at silentera.com
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "Librarian of Congress Adds 25 Films to National Film Registry". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
External links
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Media related to The Power of the Press at Wikimedia Commons
The full text of The Power of the Press (film) at Wikisource- The Power of the Press at IMDb
- The Power of the Press is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- Synopsis at AllMovie
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Categories:
- 1928 films
- American black-and-white films
- Columbia Pictures films
- 1928 drama films
- Films about journalists
- Films directed by Frank Capra
- American silent feature films
- United States National Film Registry films
- Silent American drama films
- Films with screenplays by Sonya Levien
- 1920s American films
- 1920s silent drama film stubs