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If you want to see some very famous stars at an early age this is the movie for you. Jack Webb is more human than his Joe Friday, William Conrad is excellent as the city desk editor. This movie is loaded with "future stars" giving a top notch performance. The plot is a little clunky, but the actors really make the movie. This is one for everyones tape library. This movie is seldom seen on tv.

Jack Webb at his finest! Jack Webb delivers one of his best roles that both fascinates and brings out the man behind the newspaper business first hand.
Also starring William Conrad(Cannon)and Joe Flynn (McHale's Navy) and Richard Deacon (The Dick Van Dyke Show), and other all star...stars of their day to bring to the audience not only what a newspaper goes through, but also the heart wrenching things that they have to report on.
Once you see this movie, you will want to take it out four to five times a year to experience the moments only veterans actors can give that will move you.

"Night and the City" "Dragnet" even "Deadline USA"(the Bogart film) this is a somewhat overblown "Real Life" look at the lives of the people that make up a big city newspaper from the era when even women,were called newspaper men.What these people have to go through to get the news out,how it effects their lives.It attempts to give insight to the personal lives of these people as well.Jack webb the editor who is strapped with a V.I.P tour during a hot news day.His loving but world worn wife,played by Meredith Baxter's real life Mom(look her name up in the credits good trivia),William Conrad as the cynical reporter who is trying to turn copy boy David(Ozzie's kid)Nelson in to a newspaper man and a solid who's who of character people,who will grab you in, keep you going, and let down softly at the end.I never get tired of watching this one from the first time I saw it in a theater. You'll remember this one too I think It'll kinda get to you,a little,and might make you smile.

I was very happy with my purchase. It was in excellent condition and was a resonable price. Will purchase again from this site.

I didn't even think the movie I ordered would be available anywhere, but this seller had it on VHS. The product was brand new, just as advertised, and arrived quite promptly. I'd be happy to purchase more items from this Amazon seller. Thanks!