Hot News (1928) is a silent film comedy produced and distributed by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation, an amalgamation of Famous Players-Lasky and Paramount Pictures. Clarence Badger directed and Bebe Daniels starred.


If you have an hour to kill and like seeing silent stars run around with big wooden cameras, Hot News is actually pretty fun.It’s for anyone who likes 1920s flapper energy or wants to see how news was 'made' before the internet ruined everything.If you hate silent movies where people make really big faces to show they ...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Clarence G. Badger

Clarence G. Badger
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"If you have an hour to kill and like seeing silent stars run around with big wooden cameras, Hot News is actually pretty fun.It’s for anyone who likes 1920s flapper energy or wants to see how news was 'made' before the internet ruined everything.If you hate silent movies where people make really big faces to show they are angry, maybe skip it. 🎞️Bebe Daniels plays Pat Clancy.Her dad owns the newsreel company and she wants to be a camera 'man' which obviously causes a lot of huffing and puffing ..."
Mario Carillo
Harlan Thompson, Grover Jones, George Marion Jr., Monte Brice, Lloyd Corrigan, Florence Ryerson
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