---
title: 'This Man Is News (1938)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David MacDonald'
released: '1938-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/this-man-is-news-1938'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032025/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# This Man Is News (1938)

1938 · Crime, Mystery · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

This Man is News is a 1938 British comedy mystery film directed by David MacDonald and starring Barry K. Barnes, Valerie Hobson, Alastair Sim and Edward Lexy. The screenplay concerns a journalist who solves a crime of which he himself is suspected
. A "quota quickie", it was made for a mere £6,000, but "was among the highest grossing films of 1938".

## Credits

- **Director:** [David MacDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-macdonald)
- **Screenplay:** [Basil Dearden](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-dearden)
- **Producer:** [Anthony Havelock-Allan](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-havelock-allan)
- **Director of Photography:** [Henry Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-harris)
- **Editor:** [Reginald Beck](https://cinepixo.com/people/reginald-beck)

## Cast

- [Barry K. Barnes](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-k-barnes)
- [Alastair Sim](https://cinepixo.com/people/alastair-sim)
- [Valerie Hobson](https://cinepixo.com/people/valerie-hobson)
- [Edward Lexy](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-lexy)

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