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The Power of the Press

1928 film

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.

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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.

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References

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


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