The Daredevil Reporter

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The Daredevil Reporter
Directed by Ernst Laemmle
Written by Billy Wilder
Produced by Joe Pasternak
Starring
Cinematography Charles J. Stumar
Production
company
Distributed byDeutsche Universal-Film
Release date
  • 19 July 1929 (1929-07-19)
CountryGermany
Languages

The Daredevil Reporter (German: Der Teufelsreporter) is a 1929 German silent thriller film directed by Ernst Laemmle and starring Eddie Polo, Gritta Ley and Maria Forescu. It was the first credited screenplay by Billy Wilder. [1]

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The film was made by the German subsidiary of Universal Pictures. The sets were designed by Gustav A. Knauer and Willy Schiller.[ citation needed ]

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  1. Smedley p.121

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