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News Parade (1928)

News Parade poster
Directed by
David Butler
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A newsreel cameraman gets into a series of comedic adventures while trying to capture stories. The film follows his antics and mishaps.

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What happens

News Parade is a 1928 American comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Nick Stuart, Sally Phipps and Brandon Hurst. The film portrays the adventures of a newsreel cameraman. Despite poor reviews and only a modest box office performance it was followed by several similar films including Chasing Through Europe (1929). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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