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The Famous Ferguson Case

A foreword warns against the peril of yellow journalism, and the story illustrates it by following events in the upstate New York town of Cornwall after prominant financier George Ferguson is killed. Two types of New York City journalists descend on Cornwall, one interested in facts, the other in getting sensational "news". Mrs. Ferguson is known to have been friendly with a local banker. The Fergusons quarrel the evening he is killed (by "burglers", his wife tells the police later), and she is arrested, spurred on by the "bad" journalists, who also manage to badger the banker's wife into the hospital. Meanwhile, young Bruce Foster runs the Cornwall Courier, and shows the big city reporters how to dig out real news while they attempt to subvert justice for their own ends.

Credits

The Famous Ferguson Case Cast

Name Character
J. Carrol Naish He was 36, 77 years old when he died as Claude Wright
Russell Hopton He was 32, 45 years old when he died as Rusty Callahan
Leon Ames He was 30, 91 years old when he died as Judd Brooks
Allan Lane He was 22, 64 years old when he died as Reporter (uncredited)
Joan Blondell She was 25, 73 years old when she died as Maizie Dickson
Vivienne Osborne She was 35, 64 years old when she died as Mrs. Marcia Ferguson
Tom Brown He was 19, 77 years old when he died as Bruce Foster
George McFarland He was 3, 64 years old when he died as Newsboy
James Ellison He was 22, 83 years old when he died as Reporter Lane (uncredited)
Mike Donlin He was 53, 55 years old when he died as Photographer (uncredited)
Russell Simpson He was 51, 79 years old when he died as Banker Craig
Grant Mitchell He was 57, 82 years old when he died as Martin Collins
Dick Curtis He was 30, 49 years old when he died as O'Toole (uncredited)
Si Jenks He was 55, 93 years old when he died as Gas Station Man (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson He was 55, 64 years old when he died as County Attorney
Adrienne Dore She was 21, 82 years old when she died as Antoinette 'Toni' Martin
Purnell Pratt He was 46, 55 years old when he died as George M. Ferguson
George Meeker He was 28, 80 years old when he died as Jigger Bolton
George Chandler He was 33, 86 years old when he died as Depot Loafer (uncredited)
Oscar Apfel He was 54, 60 years old when he died as Mr. Brooks
Willard Robertson He was 46, 62 years old when he died as Sheriff
Leslie Fenton She was 30, 76 years old when she died as Perrin
Claire McDowell She was 54, 88 years old when she died as Brooks' Landlady (uncredited)
Miriam Seegar She was 24, 103 years old when she died as Mrs. Judd Brooks (uncredited)
Spencer Charters He was 57, 67 years old when he died as Fire Chief (uncredited)
Walter Miller He was 40, 48 years old when he died as Cedric Works
George Irving He was 57, 86 years old when he died as Reporter (uncredited)
William Burress He was 64, 81 years old when he died as Dad Sipes
Kathrin Clare Ward She was 61, 67 years old when she died as Mrs. Martin - Toni's Mother
Kenneth Thomson He was 33, 68 years old when he died as Bob Parks

The Famous Ferguson Case Crew

Name Department
Courtney Terrett as Story. She was 28 (46) years old when She died Writing
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The Famous Ferguson Case (91 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, April 19, 1932
  • Runtime: 74 minutes