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Men of the Hour

1935 · 63 min

A brisk, old-fashioned newsroom adventure with a love triangle and a redemption arc, easy to watch and mildly tense.

Directed by
Lambert Hillyer
Genres
Action, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Richard Cromwell, Billie Seward, Wallace Ford
Overview
Dave Durkin and Andy Blane are a pair of ace newsreel cameramen with Durkin being the assistant who does all the dirty work, with Blane getting the credit and collecting the bonuses. They are both in love with Ann Jordan. Fed up with being double-crossed, Durkin quits the team and goes free-lancing on his own...and promptly screws up. Now he has to find a big story to redeem himself in Ann's eyes.

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Directed by
Lambert Hillyer
Genres
Action, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Richard Cromwell, Billie Seward, Wallace Ford
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • love
  • redemption
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action, drama, mystery, romance
Directed by
Lambert Hillyer
Written by
Anthony Coldeway
Starring
Richard Cromwell, Billie Seward, Wallace Ford, Jack La Rue, Wesley Barry, Charles Cahill Wilson, Ernie Adams, Eddie Hart
Cinematography
Benjamin H. Kline
Runtime
63 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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