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This Man Is News

5.319381h 17mMovieMysteryComedy

A newspaper reporter keeps beating the police to clues in a current murder case. This makes the police think he may be involved in the crime.

DirectorDavid MacDonald
WritersAllan MacKinnon·Basil Dearden
ProducerAnthony Havelock-Allan

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Cast · Directed by David MacDonald

BBBarry K. Barnes
Barry K. Barnes
Simon Drake
VHValerie Hobson
Valerie Hobson
Pat Drake
ASAlastair Sim
Alastair Sim
MacGregor
JW
John Warwick
Johnnie Clayton
PLPhilip Leaver
Philip Leaver
'Harelip' Murphy
JB
James Birrie
Doyle
DK
David Keir
Brown
TGTom Gill
Tom Gill
Peter Brown
EL
Edward Lexy
Inspector Hollis
GMGarry Marsh
Garry Marsh
Sergeant Bright
KB
Kenneth Buckley
Ken Marquis
JV
Jack Vyvyan
White, a Fireman

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This Man Is News — streaming FAQ

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This Man Is News isn't streaming anywhere in Australia yet.

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This Man Is News hasn't started streaming in Australia yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around November 4, 1938. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.