The read
It runs a compact 55m.
Synopsis
A blundering rookie reporter runs into some unexpected difficulty when he is assigned to cover the police beat.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Fred GuiolDirector
- Edward E. SeabrookWriter
- George Carleton BrownWriter
Cast
- William TracyDorian 'Dodo' Doubleday
- Joe SawyerOfficer Ames
- Emory ParnellWinfield 'Windy' Blake
- Betty CompsonMartha Blake
- Joan WoodburyBubbles LaRue
- Paul StantonAttorney Martin Stafford
- Beverly LloydPenny Blake (as Beverly Loyd)
- Patti MorganEster Dexter
- Thomas E. JacksonChief McClure (as Thomas Jackson)
- Harold GoodwinReporter with Cigars (uncredited)
- Anthony WardePolice Reporter (uncredited)
- Margaret RoachVera (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
newspaper man