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Hots News is a 1936 British comedy film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Lupino Lane, Phyllis Clare and Wallace Lupino.

Hots News
Directed by	W. P. Kellino
Written by	Reginald Long Arthur Rigby
Produced by	Ian Sutherland
Starring	Lupino Lane Phyllis Clare Wallace Lupino
Cinematography	Jack Parker
Production company	St. George's Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	March 1936
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

It was made as a quota quickie at Cricklewood Studios.[1]

Synopsis

An idiot working as a guest reporter on a newspaper gets entangled with Chicago gangsters.

Cast

• Lupino Lane as Jimmy Selby
• Phyllis Clare as Betty Mason
• Wallace Lupino as Horace Wells
• Barbara Kilner as Princess Ina
• Ben Welden as Slug Wilson
• Glen Raynham as Barbara O'Neill
• Reginald Long as Prince Stephen
• Fred Leslie as Leslie Fredericks
• George Pughe as Slim McGill

References

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Hot News at IMDb

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