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HEADLINE HUNTERS (1955)

Film Pick of the Day
Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Cynical star newspaper reporter Hugh Woodruff (Rod Cameron) coasts on his past reputation, content to relive old times with some scotch. The city editor teams him with young novice David Flynn (Ben Cooper), full of enthusiasm but no experience. The city liquor commissioner is murdered in a car explosion, and Flynn is anxious to work with "Woody" on the sensational story. But Woody is reluctant, resentful of the newcomer, and arranges a practical joke that costs Flynn his job. Now toiling on a low-level paper, David stumbles across a lead in the murder case, and only Woodruff's experience can help him work and break the story, which promises to lead high into the city government. But first, he and the veteran's fiancee must find a way to pull Woody from the bottle and reignite his passion for reporting.

Joe Besser has a small role as the city coroner.

Details

Average Rating:

[ 6.00/10 ]   1 votes
Featuring Joe Besser (Solo)
Release Date Friday, September 2, 1955
Studio Republic
Production Type Feature Film
Duration 70 min.

On This Date in Stooge History - October 6th


Births

Lew Harvey
(Actor)
b. 1887

Wisconsin

Earle Hodgins
(Actor)
b. 1893

Salt Lake City, UT

Reggie Lanning
(Director of Photography)
b. 1893

Arizona

Benjamin Stoloff
(Director)
b. 1895

Philadelphia, PA

Jerome Cowan
(Actor)
b. 1897

New York, NY

Burt Kelly
(Producer)
b. 1898

Brooklyn, NY

Demetris Emanuel
(Actor)
b. 1898

Italy

Ted Kent
(Film Editor)
b. 1901

Illinois

Ford Washington Lee
(Actor)
b. 1903

Louisville, KY

Folmar Blangsted
(Film Editor)
b. 1904

Copenhagen, Denmark

Richard Walling
(Still Photography)
b. 1904

Brooklyn, NY

Janet Gaynor
(Actress)
b. 1906

Philadelphia, PA

Rudolph Sternad
(Production Designer)
b. 1906

Bronx, NY

Carole Lombard
(Actress)
b. 1908

Fort Wayne, IN

Frank Lombardo
(Set Decoration)
b. 1915

New Jersey

Don Appell
(Director, Winchell sequences)
b. 1919

New York, NY

Burton Wenland
(Actor)
b. 1929



Deaths

Nyas Berry
(Actor)
d. 1951   (38)

New York, NY

Porter Hall
(Actor)
d. 1953   (65)

Los Angeles, CA

Tod Browning
(Actor)
d. 1962   (82)

Los Angeles, CA

Tom Kennedy
(Actor)
d. 1965   (81)

Woodland Hills, CA

Eva Puig
(Actress)
d. 1968   (74)

Panorama City, CA

Emmett Vogan
(Actor)
d. 1969   (76)

Woodland Hills, CA

Buddy Roosevelt
(Actor)
d. 1973   (75)

Meeker, CO

Ray Walker
(Actor)
d. 1980   (76)

Los Angeles, CA

Nelson Riddle
(Original Music)
d. 1985   (64)

Los Angeles, CA

Keith McConnell
(Actor)
d. 1987   (64)

Los Angeles, CA

Don Terry
(Actor)
d. 1988   (86)

Oceanside, CA

Bette Davis
(Actress)
d. 1989   (81)

Neuilly, France

James E. Newcom
(Film Editor)
d. 1990   (85)

San Diego, CA

Yvette Reynard
(Actress)
d. 1992   (72)

Palm Springs, CA

Pamela Blake
(Actress)
d. 2009   (94)

Las Vegas, NV

Tommy Rall
(Actor)
d. 2020   (90)

Santa Monica, CA


Events

OILY TO BED, OILY TO RISE was released

1939-10-06

IDIOTS DELUXE in production

1944-10-05 to 1944-10-09

VAGABOND LOAFERS was released

1949-10-06

ARMY DAZE (Joe Besser) in production

1955-10-06

HOT ICE was released

1955-10-06

Joe Besser costarred on THE JOEY BISHOP SHOW

1962-10-06

The Stooges made their 3rd appearance on THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW

1963-10-06

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