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King of the Newsboys
Released: March 18, 1938 (1938)
Runtime: 65 minutes
Genres: Drama, Romance
A poor young man's girlfriend leaves him for a gangster, who has the money and power she wants and the young man doesn't have. Determined to show her that he can be a success--and how much of a mistake she made by leaving him--he starts up a newspaper distribution business that is soon the biggest in the city, but things don't turn out exactly the way he wanted them to.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Alison Skipworth as Nora
Age at release: 74
- Victor Varconi as Wire Arno
Age at release: 46
- Jack Pennick as Lefty
Age at release: 42
- Alice White as Dolly
Age at release: 33
- Ray Cooke as Pussy
Age at release: 32
- Horace McMahon as Lockjaw
Age at release: 31
- Lew Ayres as Jerry Flynn
Age at release: 29
- Sheila Bromley as Connie Madison
Age at release: 26
- Helen Mack as Mary Ellen Stephens
Age at release: 24
- William Benedict as Squimpy
Age at release: 20
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- Howard Hickman as Judge (uncredited)
Age at release: 58
- Oscar O'Shea as Mr. Stephens
Age at release: 56
- Marjorie Main as Mrs. Stephens (uncredited)
Age at release: 48
- Byron Foulger as Gazette Owner (uncredited)
Age at release: 39
- Mary Kornman as Peggy
Age at release: 22
- Gloria Rich as Maizie
Age at release: Unknown