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DramaRomance

King of the Newsboys

- MEN IN THE MAKING But what kind of men grow out of the squalor of the tenements...from the sordid back alleys of the slums?

A poor young man's girlfriend leaves him for a gangster, who has the money and power she wants and the young man doesn't have. Determined to show her that he can be a success--and how much of a mistake she made by leaving him--he starts up a newspaper distribution business that is soon the biggest in the city, but things don't turn out exactly the way he wanted them to.

Release Date : 1938-03-18

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Republic Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Lew Ayres

Character Name : Jerry Flynn

Original Name : Lew Ayres

Gender : Male

Helen Mack

Character Name : Mary Ellen Stephens

Original Name : Helen Mack

Gender : Female

Alison Skipworth

Character Name : Nora

Original Name : Alison Skipworth

Gender : Female

Victor Varconi

Character Name : Wire Arno

Original Name : Victor Varconi

Gender : Male

Sheila Bromley

Character Name : Connie Madison

Original Name : Sheila Bromley

Gender : Female

Alice White

Character Name : Dolly

Original Name : Alice White

Gender : Female

Horace McMahon

Character Name : Lockjaw

Original Name : Horace McMahon

Gender : Male

William Benedict

Character Name : Squimpy

Original Name : William Benedict

Gender : Male

Ray Cooke

Character Name : Pussy

Original Name : Ray Cooke

Gender : Male

Jack Pennick

Character Name : Lefty

Original Name : Jack Pennick

Gender : Male

Mary Kornman

Character Name : Peggy

Original Name : Mary Kornman

Gender : Female

Gloria Rich

Character Name : Maizie

Original Name : Gloria Rich

Gender : Male

Oscar O'Shea

Character Name : Mr. Stephens

Original Name : Oscar O'Shea

Gender : Male

Marjorie Main

Character Name : Mrs. Stephens (uncredited)

Original Name : Marjorie Main

Gender : Female

Byron Foulger

Character Name : Gazette Owner (uncredited)

Original Name : Byron Foulger

Gender : Male

Howard Hickman

Character Name : Judge (uncredited)

Original Name : Howard Hickman

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-20

There's actually quite a decent degree of chemistry between Lew Ayres ("Jerry") and Helen Mack ("Marry Ellen") in this otherwise unremarkable crime melodrama the sees her leave him for the tantalising life of gangster's moll. Can he win her back? Snag is, it's a bit all over the place - part thriller, part gangster film and part comedy - and the ingredients don't mix particularly effectively. Maybe had Richard Vorhaus just focussed his attention/intention a little bit more, this could have been quite a gripping little B-feature, but as it is, it's a slowly paced, limited action effort that falls between too many stools en route to an ending that is never in doubt. British theatrical star Alison Skipworth ("Nora") has something of the silent film star about her, which is nice to watch but otherwise this is a film to pass an hour then completely forget...