The Famous Ferguson Case - 1932

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.

74min
1932
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.5/10

Cast

Joan Blondell profile pictureJoan BlondellMaizie Dickson
Grant Mitchell profile pictureGrant MitchellMartin Collins
Vivienne Osborne profile pictureVivienne OsborneMrs. Marcia Ferguson
Adrienne Dore profile pictureAdrienne DoreAntoinette 'Toni' Martin
Tom Brown profile pictureTom BrownBruce Foster
Oscar Apfel profile pictureOscar ApfelMr. Brooks
Walter Miller profile pictureWalter MillerCedric Works
Purnell Pratt profile picturePurnell PrattGeorge M. Ferguson
George Meeker profile pictureGeorge MeekerJigger Bolton
Russell Hopton profile pictureRussell HoptonRusty Callahan
Leon Ames profile pictureLeon AmesJudd Brooks
J. Carrol Naish profile pictureJ. Carrol NaishClaude Wright
Clarence Wilson profile pictureClarence WilsonCounty Attorney
Russell Simpson profile pictureRussell SimpsonBanker Craig
George Chandler profile pictureGeorge ChandlerDepot Loafer (uncredited)
Spencer Charters profile pictureSpencer ChartersFire Chief (uncredited)
Dick Curtis profile pictureDick CurtisO'Toole (uncredited)
Mike Donlin profile pictureMike DonlinPhotographer (uncredited)
James Ellison profile pictureJames EllisonReporter Lane (uncredited)
George Irving profile pictureGeorge IrvingReporter (uncredited)
Si Jenks profile pictureSi JenksGas Station Man (uncredited)
Allan Lane profile pictureAllan LaneReporter (uncredited)
Claire McDowell profile pictureClaire McDowellBrooks' Landlady (uncredited)
Miriam Seegar profile pictureMiriam SeegarMrs. Judd Brooks (uncredited)

About The Famous Ferguson Case

The Famous Ferguson Case 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.

Runtime: 74min

Extra details

Original Title: The Famous Ferguson Case
Original Language: English
Directed By: Lloyd Bacon
Production Companies
First National Pictures