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1947 film by William C. Thomas

I Cover Big Town
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William C. Thomas
Screenplay by	Maxwell Shane
Produced by	William H. Pine William C. Thomas
Starring	Phillip Reed Hillary Brooke Robert Lowery Robert Shayne Mona Barrie Vince Barnett
Cinematography	Jack Greenhalgh
Edited by	Howard A. Smith
Music by	Darrell Calker
Production company	Pine-Thomas Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	February 27, 1947 (1947-02-27)
Running time	63 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

I Cover Big Town is a 1947 American drama film directed by William C. Thomas and written by Maxwell Shane. The film stars Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Robert Lowery, Robert Shayne, Mona Barrie and Vince Barnett. It was released on February 27, 1947 by Paramount Pictures and was the second in the Big Town series of films.

Plot

Illustrated Press society editor Lorelei Kilbourne is assigned to a police case. Her crusading newspaper editor Steve Wilson suspects that hard-luck suspect Harry Hilton has been framed on a murder rap. Lorelei and Steve proceed to help the police solve the crime, at the same time uncovering a conspiracy to bring a building firm to bankruptcy.

Cast

Phillip Reed as Steve Wilson
Hillary Brooke as Lorelei Kilbourne
Robert Lowery as Pete Ryan
Robert Shayne as Chief Tom Blake
Mona Barrie as Dora Hilton
Vince Barnett as Louis Murkil
Louis Jean Heydt as John Moulton
Frank Wilcox as Harry Hilton
Leonard Penn as Norden Royal

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote, "It's surprising these journalists have enough time to write their stories."

References

Hal Erickson (2015). "I-Cover-Big-Town - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
"I Cover Big Town (1947) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
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External links

I Cover Big Town at IMDb

v t e Films directed by William C. Thomas
Midnight Manhunt (1945) They Made Me a Killer (1946) Big Town (1946) I Cover Big Town (1947) Big Town After Dark (1948) Big Town Scandal (1948) Special Agent (1949)

v t e Films of Pine-Thomas Productions
Feature Films	Power Dive (1941) Forced Landing (1941) Flying Blind (1941) No Hands on the Clock (1941) Torpedo Boat (1942) I Live on Danger (1942) Wildcat (1942) Wrecking Crew (1942) Tornado (1943) Aerial Gunner (1943) High Explosive (1943) Alaska Highway (1943) Submarine Alert (1943) Minesweeper (1943) Timber Queen (1944) The Navy Way (1944) Gambler's Choice (1944) Take It Big (1944) Dark Mountain (1944) One Body Too Many (1944) Double Exposure (1944) Dangerous Passage (1944) High Powered (1945) Midnight Manhunt (1945) Follow That Woman (1945) Scared Stiff (1945) People Are Funny (1946) Tokyo Rose (1946) They Made Me a Killer (1946) Hot Cargo (1946) Swamp Fire (1946) Seven Were Saved (1947) Big Town (1947) I Cover Big Town (1947) Fear in the Night (1947) Danger Street (1947) Adventure Island (1947) Jungle Flight (1947) Big Town After Dark (1947) Albuquerque (1948) Caged Fury (1948) Mr. Reckless (1948) Speed to Spare (1948) Big Town Scandal (1948) Shaggy (1948) Waterfront at Midnight (1948) Disaster (1948) Dynamite (1949) Manhandled (1949) Special Agent (1949) El Paso (1949) Captain China (1950) The Eagle and the Hawk (1950) The Lawless (1950) Tripoli (1950) The Last Outpost (1951) Passage West (1951) Hong Kong (1951) Caribbean (1952) The Blazing Forest (1952) Tropic Zone (1953) Jamaica Run (1953) Sangaree (1953) The Vanquished (1953) Those Redheads from Seattle (1953) Jivaro (1954) Run for Cover (1955) The Far Horizons (1955) Hell's Island (1955) Lucy Gallant (1955) Nightmare (1956) The Big Caper (1957) Bailout at 43,000 (1957)
Short Films	A Letter from Bataan (1942) We Refuse to Die (1942) The Price of Victory (1942)

Films of Pine-Thomas Productions

Feature Films

Power Dive (1941)
Forced Landing (1941)
Flying Blind (1941)
No Hands on the Clock (1941)
Torpedo Boat (1942)
I Live on Danger (1942)
Wildcat (1942)
Wrecking Crew (1942)
Tornado (1943)
Aerial Gunner (1943)
High Explosive (1943)
Alaska Highway (1943)
Submarine Alert (1943)
Minesweeper (1943)
Timber Queen (1944)
The Navy Way (1944)
Gambler's Choice (1944)
Take It Big (1944)
Dark Mountain (1944)
One Body Too Many (1944)
Double Exposure (1944)
Dangerous Passage (1944)
High Powered (1945)
Midnight Manhunt (1945)
Follow That Woman (1945)
Scared Stiff (1945)
People Are Funny (1946)
Tokyo Rose (1946)
They Made Me a Killer (1946)
Hot Cargo (1946)
Swamp Fire (1946)
Seven Were Saved (1947)
Big Town (1947)
I Cover Big Town (1947)
Fear in the Night (1947)
Danger Street (1947)
Adventure Island (1947)
Jungle Flight (1947)
Big Town After Dark (1947)
Albuquerque (1948)
Caged Fury (1948)
Mr. Reckless (1948)
Speed to Spare (1948)
Big Town Scandal (1948)
Shaggy (1948)
Waterfront at Midnight (1948)
Disaster (1948)
Dynamite (1949)
Manhandled (1949)
Special Agent (1949)
El Paso (1949)
Captain China (1950)
The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)
The Lawless (1950)
Tripoli (1950)
The Last Outpost (1951)
Passage West (1951)
Hong Kong (1951)
Caribbean (1952)
The Blazing Forest (1952)
Tropic Zone (1953)
Jamaica Run (1953)
Sangaree (1953)
The Vanquished (1953)
Those Redheads from Seattle (1953)
Jivaro (1954)
Run for Cover (1955)
The Far Horizons (1955)
Hell's Island (1955)
Lucy Gallant (1955)
Nightmare (1956)
The Big Caper (1957)
Bailout at 43,000 (1957)

Short Films

A Letter from Bataan (1942)
We Refuse to Die (1942)
The Price of Victory (1942)

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