The Speed Reporter

The Speed Reporter
Directed by	Bernard B. Ray
Written by	Harry S. Webb Rose Gordon
Produced by	Bernard B. Ray Harry S. Webb
Starring	Richard Talmadge Luana Walters Richard Cramer
Cinematography	William Hyer
Edited by	Carl Himm
Music by	Lee Zahler
Production company	Reliable Pictures
Distributed by	Ajax Pictures
Release date	May 14, 1936 (1936-05-14)
Running time	55 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Speed Reporter is a 1936 American crime film directed by Bernard B. Ray and starring Richard Talmadge, Luana Walters and Richard Cramer. ^[1] It was produced as a second feature by the independent company Reliable Pictures. ^[2]

Plot

In a crime-ridden city, a gangster moves to increase his control over the various illegal rackets, with the support of a corrupt editor of a newspaper. A cub reporter on a rival takes on the challenge to smash the mob.

Cast

• Richard Talmadge as Dick Lawrence
• Luana Walters as May
• Richard Cramer as Chuck Ballard, alias Brad Franklin
• Frank Hall Crane as Roger Renfrew
• Robert Walker as Stanley - City Editor
• John Ince as Publisher Madison
• Earl Dwire as Publisher John Parker
• George Chesebro as Blackie Smith
• Ed Cassidy as Edwards, a Henchman
• James Sheridan as Henchman Gat
• Victor Adamson as Henchman Butch
• Eddie Davis as Jim - Press Reporter
• William McCall as Hotel Doorman
• Otto Metzetti as Henchman Chip
• Victor Metzetti as Henchman Louie
• Dorothy Vernon as Miss Edwards

References

1. Langman p.244
2. Pitts p.307

Bibliography

• Langman, Larry. The Media in the Movies: A Catalog of American Journalism Films, 1900-1996. McFarland & Company, 1998.
• Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

• The Speed Reporter at IMDb