The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
New York reporter Bob MacAvoy is persuaded by pregnant wife Jane to buy a broken-down weekly newspaper in Eden, California. They have humorous problems with small town mores and eccentric citizens. But their schemes to increase circulation get them in over their heads.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Joseph PevneyDirector
- Dane LussierScreenplay
Cast
- Loretta YoungJane MacAvoy
- John ForsytheBob MacAvoy
- Frank McHughFred Hawley
- Edgar BuchananJake
- Gregg PalmerChet Dunne
- Harvey GrantSteve MacAvoy
- Jane DarwellMrs. Spatch
- Willard WatermanMyron Trout
- Jimmy ConlinMatthew
- Regis ToomeyMayor Hull
- Gladys GeorgeMrs. Holmes
- Kathryn CardMrs. Dow
Stills
Themes
newspapersmall townpregnant woman