Love Is News

Love Is News

77 mins | Comedy, Romance | Feb. 26, 1937

When a crafty reporter uses false pretenses to get a story out of heiress Tony Gateson, she turns the tables on him, telling the press that they are engaged. Suddenly he's front page news, every salesman is at his doorstep, and he loses his job. A series of misadventures ensues with him alternately back on his job and fired and her ex-fiancé showing up.

Love Is News

77 mins | Comedy, Romance | Feb. 26, 1937

Love Is News
When a crafty reporter uses false pretenses to get a story out of heiress Tony Gateson, she turns the tables on him, telling the press that they are engaged. Suddenly he's front page news, every salesman is at his doorstep, and he loses his job. A series of misadventures ensues with him alternately back on his job and fired and her ex-fiancé showing up.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Love Is News
Directors Booth McCracken, Tay Garnett
Writers William R. Lipman, Jack Yellen, Frederick Stephani, Harry Tugend

Cast

Tyrone Power

as Steve Leyton

Loretta Young

as Tony Gateson

Don Ameche

as Martin J. Canavan

Slim Summerville

as Judge Hart

Dudley Digges

as Cyrus Jeffrey

Walter Catlett

as Eddie Johnson

Pauline Moore

as Lois Westcott

Jane Darwell

as Mrs. Flaherty

Stepin Fetchit

as Penrod

George Sanders

as Count Andre de Guyon

Elisha Cook Jr.

as Egbert Eggleston

Frank Conroy

as A.G. Findlay

Edwin Maxwell

as Kenyon

Charles Williams

as Joe Brady

Julius Tannen

as Logan

George Humbert

as Mike Allegretti

Frederick Burton

as J.D. Jones

Charles Coleman

as Bevins

Paul McVey

as Alvord

Carol Tevis

as Tessie

Edgar Dearing

as Motorcycle Officer

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

as Man Getting Marriage License (uncredited)

Sam Ash

as Tailor (uncredited)

Herbert Ashley

as Airport Gateman (uncredited)

Lynn Bari

as 'Babe' - Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

Jack Baxley

as Deputy (uncredited)

Wade Boteler

as Cop (uncredited)

A.S. Byron

as Cop (uncredited)

Jack Byron

as Reporter (uncredited)

Sterling Campbell

as Reporter (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

as Cop (uncredited)

Dorothy Christy

as Boardinghouse Beauty (uncredited)

Davison Clark

as Print Shop Foreman (uncredited)

Edward Cooper

as Tony's Butler (uncredited)

Alan Davis

as Pilot (uncredited)

Harry Depp

as Salesman (uncredited)

John Dilson

as Clerk (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

as Salesman (uncredited)

Art Dupuis

as Tony's Chauffeur (uncredited)

Dot Farley

as Woman Wanting Steve's Autograph (uncredited)

Sid Fields

as Reporter (uncredited)

Margaret Bert

as Woman on street (uncredited)

Antonio Filauri

as Head Waiter (uncredited)

Paul Frawley

as Reporter (uncredited)

Dick French

as Reporter (uncredited)

Babe Green

as Salesman (uncredited)

Carlton Griffin

as Desk Man (uncredited)

Sherry Hall

as Salesman (uncredited)

Harry Hayden

as Salesman (uncredited)

Gladden James

as Salesman (uncredited)

Al Jenson

as Reporter (uncredited)

Ray Johnson

as Reporter (uncredited)

Fred Kelsey

as Cop (uncredited)

Leonard Kibrick

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Charles King

as Salesman (uncredited)

Joe Smith Marba

as Carpenter (uncredited)

Etta McDaniel

as Woman Getting Marriage License (uncredited)

Mugsy Meyers

as Gambler (uncredited)

Bruce Mitchell

as Cop (uncredited)

Jack Mulhall

as Yacht Salesman (uncredited)

Paddy O'Flynn

as Salesman (uncredited)

George Offerman, Jr.

as Copy Boy (uncredited)

Joe Ploski

as Reporter at Airport (uncredited)

Richard Powell

as Insurance Salesman (uncredited)

Arthur Rankin

as Reporter (uncredited)

Larry Steers

as Salesman (uncredited)

Charles Tannen

as Reporter (uncredited)

Maidel Turner

as Dowager Visiting Jail (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

as Salesman (uncredited)

Harry Watson

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Lillian West

as Marie - Maid in Tony's Bathroom (uncredited)