Hot News (1928)
Comedy-drama | 14 July 1928
Cast:
Bebe Daniels , Neil Hamilton, Paul Lukas [ More ]Director:
Clarence BadgerWriters:
Florence Ryerson, Lloyd Corrigan, Grover Jones, Harlan Thompson, Monte BriceCinematographer:
William MarshallEditor:
Tay MalarkeyProduction Company:
Paramount Famous Lasky Corp.The film was tentatively titled The Newsreel Girl (or The News Reel Girl) when it was announced in the 11 April 1928 Variety as one of six feature films Paramount Famous Lasky Corp. had in production. According to a directory in the 28 April 1928 Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World, shooting began on the film, retitled Hot News, on 23 April 1928 at Paramount’s studio in Hollywood, CA. Some location shooting was done on a yacht in the Los Angeles Harbor, as noted in the 16 May 1928 Variety, which reported an accident in which a launch capsized, sending script supervisor Grace Yearsley, assistant director Paul Jones, and photographers William Marshall, Al Meyer and Royal Jiggs into the Pacific Ocean. The crew members were saved, but “several thousand dollars’ worth of cameras and other technical equipment were damaged,” as stated in the 2 June 1928 Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World. Leading man Neil Hamilton, who had some boating experience, had been named the “unofficial skipper” of the yacht, according to an item in the 20 May 1928 Los Angeles Times.
Items in the 28 April 1928 Movie Age and 9 May 1928 Variety named Chester Conklin, Jack Woody, John Kolb, May Wallace, and Gino Corrado as supporting cast members.
Editing was underway by mid-June 1928, as announced in the 20 June 1928 Film Daily, which stated that George Marion, Jr. had been brought on to write titles. Theatrical release followed on 14 July 1928. An earlier opening took place in Los Angeles, CA, ...
The film was tentatively titled The Newsreel Girl (or The News Reel Girl) when it was announced in the 11 April 1928 Variety as one of six feature films Paramount Famous Lasky Corp. had in production. According to a directory in the 28 April 1928 Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World, shooting began on the film, retitled Hot News, on 23 April 1928 at Paramount’s studio in Hollywood, CA. Some location shooting was done on a yacht in the Los Angeles Harbor, as noted in the 16 May 1928 Variety, which reported an accident in which a launch capsized, sending script supervisor Grace Yearsley, assistant director Paul Jones, and photographers William Marshall, Al Meyer and Royal Jiggs into the Pacific Ocean. The crew members were saved, but “several thousand dollars’ worth of cameras and other technical equipment were damaged,” as stated in the 2 June 1928 Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World. Leading man Neil Hamilton, who had some boating experience, had been named the “unofficial skipper” of the yacht, according to an item in the 20 May 1928 Los Angeles Times.
Items in the 28 April 1928 Movie Age and 9 May 1928 Variety named Chester Conklin, Jack Woody, John Kolb, May Wallace, and Gino Corrado as supporting cast members.
Editing was underway by mid-June 1928, as announced in the 20 June 1928 Film Daily, which stated that George Marion, Jr. had been brought on to write titles. Theatrical release followed on 14 July 1928. An earlier opening took place in Los Angeles, CA, on 30 June 1928, at the Metropolitan Theatre.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included Hot News on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021.
The Newsreel Girl
Pat Clancy, an aspiring newsreel camera girl, is hired by her father, a publisher, to work on The Sun and causes Scoop Morgan, the paper's best cameraman, to quit in protest of the hiring of a woman. The Mercury hires Scoop, and there begins a heated rivalry between him and Pat. Pat gets a few lucky breaks and manages to get a beat on Scoop during her brief career. After she exposes the theft of a jewel from the turban of a visiting maharajah, she and Scoop are kidnapped by Clayton, the thief, and taken aboard his yacht. Rescued, she and Scoop find love and ...
Pat Clancy, an aspiring newsreel camera girl, is hired by her father, a publisher, to work on The Sun and causes Scoop Morgan, the paper's best cameraman, to quit in protest of the hiring of a woman. The Mercury hires Scoop, and there begins a heated rivalry between him and Pat. Pat gets a few lucky breaks and manages to get a beat on Scoop during her brief career. After she exposes the theft of a jewel from the turban of a visiting maharajah, she and Scoop are kidnapped by Clayton, the thief, and taken aboard his yacht. Rescued, she and Scoop find love and happiness.
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