There's actually quite a decent degree of chemistry between Lew Ayres ("Jerry") and Helen Mack ("Marry Ellen") in this otherwise unremarkable crime melodrama the sees her leave him for the tantalising life of gangster's moll. Can he win her back? Snag is, it's a bit all over the place - part thriller, part gangster film and part comedy - and the ingredients don't mix particularly effectively. Maybe had Richard…
MEN IN THE MAKING But what kind of men grow out of the squalor of the tenements...from the sordid back alleys of the slums?
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.
Top Cast
Lew Ayres
Jerry Flynn
Helen Mack
Mary Ellen Stephens
Alison Skipworth
Nora
Victor Varconi
Wire Arno
Sheila Bromley
Connie Madison
Alice White
Dolly
Horace McMahon
Lockjaw
William Benedict
Squimpy
Ray Cooke
Pussy
Jack Pennick
Lefty
Mary Kornman
Peggy
Gloria Rich
Maizie
Oscar O'Shea
Mr. Stephens
Marjorie Main
Mrs. Stephens (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Gazette Owner (uncredited)
Howard Hickman
Judge (uncredited)
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FAQ about King of the Newsboys
What is King of the Newsboys about?
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…
When was King of the Newsboys released?
King of the Newsboys was released in 1938.
What genres does King of the Newsboys belong to?
King of the Newsboys is categorised as Drama, Romance.
Who stars in King of the Newsboys?
The cast of King of the Newsboys includes Lew Ayres, Helen Mack, Alison Skipworth, Victor Varconi, Sheila Bromley.