Shadows of the Underworld (1943)

86 mins | Drama | 1943

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HISTORY

This film was released in Britain in 1939 under the title This Man in Paris and initially intended for U.S. release by Paramount. It was a sequel to the film This Man Is News (see entry), which featured the same director, writers, producer also starred Barry K. Barnes as reporter Simon Drake, Valerie Hobson as his wife, Pat, and Alastair Sim as his editor, MacGregor. ...

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This film was released in Britain in 1939 under the title This Man in Paris and initially intended for U.S. release by Paramount. It was a sequel to the film This Man Is News (see entry), which featured the same director, writers, producer also starred Barry K. Barnes as reporter Simon Drake, Valerie Hobson as his wife, Pat, and Alastair Sim as his editor, MacGregor.

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GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS
SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Motion Picture Herald
8 Jul 1939
p. 35, 38
Variety
5 Jul 1939
p. 16
DETAILS
Alternate Title:
This Man in Paris
Release Date:
1943
Production Date:
at Denham Studios, England
Physical Properties:
Sound
Black and White
Duration(in mins):
86
Countries:
United Kingdom, United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Simon Drake, star reporter on the London Daily Gazette , is always at odds with his editor, MacGregor. He is married to Pat, with whom he constantly argues, despite their affection for each other. While in Paris, Drake encounters a gang of ...

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Simon Drake, star reporter on the London Daily Gazette , is always at odds with his editor, MacGregor. He is married to Pat, with whom he constantly argues, despite their affection for each other. While in Paris, Drake encounters a gang of countefeiters.

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GENRE
Genre:
Sub-genre:
Crime, Newspaper


Subject

Subject (Minor):
Legend
Viewed by AFI
Partially Viewed
Offscreen Credit
Name Occurs Before Title
AFI Life Achievement Award

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