Power of the Press(1943)
He feels the power of a woman! They feel the power of a fist!
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.
Movie: Power of the Press
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ulysses Bradford
Griff Thompson
Edwina Stephens
Howard Raskin
Oscar Trent
Pringle (uncredited)
Process Server (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Whiffle (uncredited)
Man on Dais (uncredited)
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