The Power of the Press

For the 1943 film, see Power of the Press (1943 film).

The Power of the Press is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as an aspiring newspaper reporter and Jobyna Ralston as a young woman suspected of murder.

The Power of the Press
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Frank Capra
Written by	Sonya Levien Frederick A. Thompson
Produced by	Jack Cohn
Starring	Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Jobyna Ralston Mildred Harris Philo McCullough Wheeler Oakman
Cinematography	Chester A. Lyons Ted Tetzlaff
Edited by	Arthur Roberts
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	October 31, 1928 (1928-10-31) (U.S.)
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".^[1][2][3]

In 1943, Columbia Pictures reused the title, without the leading The, for another newspaper picture, but it had a completely different plot and was not a remake.

Cast

• Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Clem Rogers
• Jobyna Ralston as Jane Atwill
• Mildred Harris as Marie Weston
• Philo McCullough as Robert Blake
• Wheeler Oakman as Van
• Robert Edeson as City Editor
• Edward Davis as Mr. John Atwill
• Dell Henderson as Bill Johnson
• Charles Clary as District Attorney Nye
• Spottiswoode Aitken as Sports Writer
• Frank Manning as Detective

References

1. Progressive Silent Film List: The Power of the Press at silentera.com
2. "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
3. "Librarian of Congress Adds 25 Films to National Film Registry". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 7, 2020.

External links

• The Power of the Press at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie