Behind the News (1940)

As suggested by its title Behind the News was a stop the presses yarn set in a bigcity newsroom Lloyd Nolan is topbilled as a cynical reporter with a penchant for sticking his neck out too far Frank Albertson costars as a cub reporter fresh out of journalism school whose presence is resented by Nolan and his fellow workers But it is Albertson who after running afoul of the law is instrumental in breaking up a ring of racketeers Behind the News was remade by Republic as Headline Hunters 55