This Man Is News (1938)
- Directed by
- David MacDonald
- Genre
- crime film, mystery film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A newspaper reporter is suspected of a crime. He has to solve the mystery himself to clear his name.
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What happens
This Man is News is a 1938 British comedy mystery film directed by David MacDonald and starring Barry K. Barnes, Valerie Hobson, Alastair Sim and Edward Lexy. The screenplay concerns a journalist who solves a crime of which he himself is suspected . A "quota quickie", it was made for a mere £6,000, but "was among the highest grossing films of 1938". (A contemporary account said it was made for under £15,000.) It was loosely modelled on the American Thin Man series of films. A sequel, This Man in Paris, was made in 1939. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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