A reporter's marriage is jeopardized by his drinking and he finds himself accused of a murder he didn't commit.A reporter's marriage is jeopardized by his drinking and he finds himself accused of a murder he didn't commit.A reporter's marriage is jeopardized by his drinking and he finds himself accused of a murder he didn't commit.
- Margaret Banks
- (as Carol Lombard)
- Vera - Society Editor
- (as Cupid Ainsworth)
- Hoffman - Reporter
- (as George Hayes)
Storyline
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- TriviaThis film's earliest documented telecast took place in New York City Tuesday 18 April 1950 on Four Star Theatre on WPIX (Channel 11).
- GoofsAt the end of the picture, Margaret calls the city desk to phone in the big story, but she's already in the newsroom, where the city desk ought to be. However, Margaret works for a different paper, not the one whose newsroom she is in at the time.
- Quotes
O'Neill: [referring to Steve and Addison, who were arguing in Addison's office] Well, are they still at it?
Margaret Banks: They've been in there a long time, do you think everything is all right?
O'Neill: Well, they quit yelling at each other, that's something.
Margaret Banks: I never saw Steve so violent, and I feel maybe that I'm responsible.
O'Neill: Oh, he'll be all right, as soon as he gets it out of his system.
Margaret Banks: It's too quiet all of a sudden to suit me... supposing you just poked your head in the door, huh?
O'Neill: Not me, lady, not me. I know those birds too well to interfere in their family quarrels. Heh, they have these fights about twice a week just to prove they're not effeminate, but they always wind up in each other's arms, singing "Mother Machree"...
Margaret Banks: Even so, I can't help worrying about Steve... he's *such* a kid.
O'Neill: You know, Margie, I think you were miscast. You should've been his mother.
[chuckles and walks away]
Take "Big News" for instance. This movie was OK, but I think it would've been loads better if done a few years later.
The notable actors were Robert Armstrong and Carole Lombard. They played a married couple and both were reporters but at different newspapers. Robert Armstrong played Steve Banks, a reporter working at his sixteenth paper. He'd been fired from the other fifteen rags because of his drinking problem. When he was sober he was a decent newspaperman.
He was on the trail of a dope pusher named Joe Reno (Sam Hardy), except he couldn't stay sober long enough to gather anything on Reno. His only chance to 1.) save his marriage, 2.) break a big story, and 3.) save his job, was to sober up and do what he knew how to do.
As for a plot, "Big News" wasn't bad. The execution, however, left a lot to be desired, but I think that was the most that could be expected back then.
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- Wielkie nowości
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- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
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