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The Famous Ferguson Case poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 58.3 / 100
1932·Crime / Drama·1h 14m

THE FAMOUS FERGUSON CASE

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.

Above the Line
Lloyd Bacon·DirectorCourtney Terrett·StoryHoward Bretherton·Editor
Cast
Joan Blondell·Maizie DicksonGrant Mitchell·Martin CollinsVivienne Osborne·Mrs. Marcia FergusonAdrienne Dore·Antoinette 'Toni' MartinTom Brown·Bruce FosterKenneth Thomson·Bob ParksLeslie Fenton·PerrinOscar Apfel·Mr. BrooksWalter Miller·Cedric WorksPurnell Pratt·George M. Ferguson
Full Crew
(7 credits)
Directing· 1
Lloyd Bacon·Director
Writing· 1
Courtney Terrett·Story
Editing· 1
Howard Bretherton·Editor
Art & Design· 2
Earl Luick·Costume DesignJack Okey·Art Direction
Production· 1
Rufus Le Maire·Casting
Other Departments· 1
Devereaux Jennings·Cinematography
By the Numbers
58.3
OF 100
Master Score
6.5
OF 10
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