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The Famous Ferguson Case (1932)

1932-04-19 · 1h 14m · EN
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A foreword warns against the peril of yellow journalism, and the story illustrates it by following events in the upstate New York town of Cornwall after prominant financier George Ferguson is killed. Two types of New York City journalists descend on Cornwall, one interested in facts, the other in getting sensational "news". Mrs. Ferguson is known to have been friendly with a local banker. The Fergusons quarrel the evening he is killed (by "burglars", his wife tells the police later), and she is arrested, spurred on by the "bad" journalists, who also manage to badger the banker's wife into the hospital. Meanwhile, young Bruce Foster runs the Cornwall Courier, and shows the big city reporters how to dig out real news while they attempt to subvert justice for their own ends.

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Lloyd BaconDirector

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Joan BlondellJoan BlondellMaizie DicksonGrant MitchellGrant MitchellMartin CollinsVivienne OsborneVivienne OsborneMrs. Marcia FergusonAdrienne DoreAdrienne DoreAntoinette 'Toni' MartinTom BrownTom BrownBruce FosterKenneth ThomsonKenneth ThomsonBob ParksLeslie FentonLeslie FentonPerrinOscar ApfelOscar ApfelMr. BrooksWalter MillerWalter MillerCedric WorksPurnell PrattPurnell PrattGeorge M. FergusonWillard RobertsonWillard RobertsonSheriffGeorge MeekerGeorge MeekerJigger Bolton

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What is The Famous Ferguson Case about?

A foreword warns against the peril of yellow journalism, and the story illustrates it by following events in the upstate New York town of Cornwall after prominant financier George Ferguson is killed. Two types of New York City journalists descend on Cornwall, one interested in facts, the other in getting sensational "news". Mrs. Ferguson is known to have been friendly with a local banker. The Fergusons quarrel the evening he is killed (by "burglars", his wife tells the police later), and she is arrested, spurred on by the "bad" journalists, who also manage to badger the banker's wife into the hospital. Meanwhile, young Bruce Foster runs the Cornwall Courier, and shows the big city reporters how to dig out real news while they attempt to subvert justice for their own ends.

How long is The Famous Ferguson Case?

The Famous Ferguson Case has a runtime of 74 minutes.