The Famous Ferguson Case

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932
1h 14m
6.2

6.2/10

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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
First National Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

Quick Facts

Release Date April 19, 1932
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0022876

Cast

Joan Blondell
Joan Blondell

Maizie Dickson

Grant Mitchell
Grant Mitchell

Martin Collins

Vivienne Osborne
Vivienne Osborne

Mrs. Marcia Ferguson

Adrienne Dore
Adrienne Dore

Antoinette 'Toni' Martin

Tom Brown
Tom Brown

Bruce Foster

Kenneth Thomson
Kenneth Thomson

Bob Parks

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 Robertson

Sheriff

George Meeker
George Meeker

Jigger Bolton

Key Crew

Lloyd Bacon
Director