The Famous Ferguson Case (1932)


The Famous Ferguson Case Poster
1h 14min | Crime, Drama | Apr 19, 1932 | Released

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 "burglers", 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.

Director: Lloyd Bacon

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Story: Courtney Terrett


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Cast (30 Members)


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Russell Simpson

Banker Craig

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Purnell Pratt

George M. Ferguson

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Joan Blondell

Maizie Dickson

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George Irving

Reporter (uncredited)

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Leon Ames

Judd Brooks

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Mike Donlin

Photographer (uncredited)

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Claire McDowell

Brooks' Landlady (uncredited)

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Grant Mitchell

Martin Collins

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J. Carrol Naish

Claude Wright

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George Chandler

Depot Loafer (uncredited)

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Spencer Charters

Fire Chief (uncredited)

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Clarence Wilson

County Attorney

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Tom Brown

Bruce Foster

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Si Jenks

Gas Station Man (uncredited)

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Vivienne Osborne

Mrs. Marcia Ferguson

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Kenneth Thomson

Bob Parks

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James Ellison

Reporter Lane (uncredited)

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George Meeker

Jigger Bolton

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Russell Hopton

Rusty Callahan

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Walter Miller

Cedric Works

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Allan Lane

Reporter (uncredited)

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William Burress

Dad Sipes

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Oscar Apfel

Mr. Brooks

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Dick Curtis

O'Toole (uncredited)

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Adrienne Dore

Antoinette 'Toni' Martin

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Miriam Seegar

Mrs. Judd Brooks (uncredited)

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Kathrin Clare Ward

Mrs. Martin - Toni's Mother

Profile Russell Simpson Banker Craig
Profile Purnell Pratt George M. Ferguson
Profile Joan Blondell Maizie Dickson
Profile George Irving Reporter (uncredited)
Profile Leon Ames Judd Brooks
Profile Mike Donlin Photographer (uncredited)
Profile Claire McDowell Brooks' Landlady (uncredited)
Profile Grant Mitchell Martin Collins
Profile J. Carrol Naish Claude Wright
Profile George Chandler Depot Loafer (uncredited)
Profile Spencer Charters Fire Chief (uncredited)
Profile Clarence Wilson County Attorney
Profile Tom Brown Bruce Foster
Profile Si Jenks Gas Station Man (uncredited)
Profile Vivienne Osborne Mrs. Marcia Ferguson
Profile Kenneth Thomson Bob Parks
Profile James Ellison Reporter Lane (uncredited)
Profile George Meeker Jigger Bolton
Profile Russell Hopton Rusty Callahan
Profile Walter Miller Cedric Works
Profile Allan Lane Reporter (uncredited)
Profile William Burress Dad Sipes
Profile Oscar Apfel Mr. Brooks
Profile Dick Curtis O'Toole (uncredited)
Profile Adrienne Dore Antoinette 'Toni' Martin
Profile Miriam Seegar Mrs. Judd Brooks (uncredited)
Profile Kathrin Clare Ward Mrs. Martin - Toni's Mother

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