This Man Is News
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This Man is News is a 1938 British comedy mystery film directed by David MacDonald and starring Barry K. Barnes, Valerie Hobson, Alastair Sim and Edward Lexy. The screenplay concerns a journalist who solves a crime of which he himself is suspected .[2] A "quota quickie", it was made for a mere £6,000, but "was among the highest grossing films of 1938".[3]
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This Man is News | |
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Directed by | David MacDonald |
Written by | |
Produced by | Anthony Havelock-Allan |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Henry Harris |
Edited by | Reginald Beck |
Production company | Pinebrook Studios |
Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures |
Release date | September 1938 |
Running time | 77 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £6,000 or £14,000[1] |
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It was loosely modelled on the American Thin Man series of films. A sequel, This Man in Paris, was made in 1939.