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Important News

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Producing House

In this short film, a small-town newspaper editor struggles with what to publish on his paper's front page.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1936-02-29

Runtime: 10 mins

Director: Edwin Lawrence

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama

Original title: Important News

Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries: United States of America

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