The Famous Ferguson Case (1932)

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.

Directing:
  • Lloyd Bacon

Writing:
  • Courtney Terrett

Stars:
Release Date: 1932-04-19
themoviedb icon 6/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 74

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Clarence Wilson
Clarence Wils...
County Attorney
George Irving
George Irving
Reporter (uncredited)
Joan Blondell
Joan Blondell
Maizie Dickson
Kenneth Thomson
Kenneth Thoms...
Bob Parks
Grant Mitchell
Grant Mitchel...
Martin Collins
Vivienne Osborne
Vivienne Osbo...
Mrs. Marcia Ferguson
Adrienne Dore
Adrienne Dore
Antoinette 'Toni' Martin
Tom Brown
Tom Brown
Bruce Foster
Leslie Fenton
Leslie Fenton
Perrin
Oscar Apfel
Oscar Apfel
Mr. Brooks
Walter Miller
Walter Miller
Cedric Works
Purnell Pratt
Purnell Pratt
George M. Ferguson
Willard Robertson
Willard Rober...
Sheriff
George Meeker
George Meeker
Jigger Bolton
Russell Hopton
Russell Hopto...
Rusty Callahan
George 'Spanky' McFarland
George 'Spank...
Newsboy
Leon Ames
Leon Ames
Judd Brooks
J. Carrol Naish
J. Carrol Nai...
Claude Wright
William Burress
William Burre...
Dad Sipes
Russell Simpson
Russell Simps...
Banker Craig
George Chandler
George Chandl...
Depot Loafer (uncredited)
Spencer Charters
Spencer Chart...
Fire Chief (uncredited)
Dick Curtis
Dick Curtis
O'Toole (uncredited)
Mike Donlin
Mike Donlin
Photographer (uncredited)
James Ellison
James Ellison
Reporter Lane (uncredited)
Si Jenks
Si Jenks
Gas Station Man (uncredited)
Allan Lane
Allan Lane
Reporter (uncredited)
Claire McDowell
Claire McDowe...
Brooks' Landlady (uncredited)
Miriam Seegar
Miriam Seegar
Mrs. Judd Brooks (uncredited)
George McFarland
George McFarl...
Newsboy
William Burgess
William Burge...
Dad Sipes
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