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63% Critic Match
Man From Headquarters
“"THEY DON'T DARE KILL A REPORTER!" It's easy for an editor to say that, but he knows if he puts the finger on an underworld czar, he is a dead man!”
6.3 / 10• 1942• 1h 4m•NR• English
ComedyCrime
Storyline
A police reporter solves a murder case in Chicago, then moves on to St. Louis-but not voluntarily, since he has been kidnapped by the minions of the Windy City gang leader against whom he is scheduled to testify.
Cast & Crew
Frank Albertson
Larry Doyle
Lead
Joan Woodbury
Ann Weston
Dick Elliott
Editor Elwin A. Jonas
Byron Foulger
Hotel Manager Clark
John Maxwell
Managing Editor Marvin
Robert Kellard
Hotel Clerk
Gwen Kenyon
Hat Check Girl
Jack Mulhall
Whalen, Reporter
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean Yarbrough's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Man From Headquarters is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
