Power of the Press 81 years old

He feels the power of a woman! They feel the power of a fist!

Power of the Press

During WWII, the publisher of the isolationist New York Gazette is murdered just as he was about to change the paper's policy and support the US war effort. His friend, a small town patriotic editor, is brought in to find the culprits.

Credits

Power of the Press Cast

Name Character
Edmund Cobb He was 50, 82 years old when he died as Process Server (uncredited)
Victor Jory He was 40, 79 years old when he died as Oscar Trent
Otto Kruger He was 57, 89 years old when he died as Howard Raskin
Don Beddoe He was 39, 87 years old when he died as Pringle (uncredited)
Gloria Dickson She was 25, 27 years old when she died as Edwina Stephens
Larry Parks He was 28, 60 years old when he died as Jerry Purvis (uncredited)
Guy Kibbee He was 60, 74 years old when he died as Ulysses Bradford
Frank Yaconelli He was 44, 67 years old when he died as Tony Angelo (uncredited)
Lee Phelps He was 49, 59 years old when he died as Policeman (uncredited)
Eddie Laughton He was 39, 48 years old when he died as Reporter (uncredited)
Douglas Leavitt as Whiffle (uncredited)
Minor Watson He was 53, 75 years old when he died as John Cleveland Carter (uncredited)
Lee Tracy He was 44, 70 years old when he died as Griff Thompson
Ivan Miller He was 29, 53 years old when he died as Man on Dais (uncredited)
Frank Sully He was 34, 67 years old when he died as Mack Gibbons (uncredited)
Rex Williams (actor) He was 25, 87 years old when he died as Chris Barker (uncredited)

Power of the Press Crew

Name Department
Robert Priestley as Set Decoration. He was 41 (85) years old when He died Art
Paul Sawtell as Original Music Composer. He was 36 (65) years old when He died Sound
Lionel Banks as Art Direction. He was 41 (48) years old when He died Art
Leon Barsha as Producer. He was 37 (58) years old when He died Production
Lew Landers as Director. He was 42 (61) years old when He died Directing
Samuel Fuller as Story. He was 30 (85) years old when He died Writing
Robert Hardy Andrews as Screenplay. He was 39 (73) years old when He died Writing
Mel Thorsen as Editor. He was 34 (62) years old when He died Editing
John Stumar as Director of Photography. He was 50 (70) years old when He died Camera
Power of the Press poster
Power of the Press (81 years)

He feels the power of a woman! They feel the power of a fist!

  • Release day: Friday, January 29, 1943
  • Runtime: 64 minutes