Behind the Headlines (1937 film)

Behind the Headlines is a 1937 American crime action film directed by Richard Rosson from a screenplay by Edmund Hartmann and J. Robert Bren, based on an original story by Thomas Ahearn.

The film stars Lee Tracy and Diana Gibson, with a supporting cast that includes Donald Meek, Paul Guilfoyle, Philip Huston and Frank M. Thomas.

Haines leaves a hidden microphone in a room where gangster Art Martin and his crew are planning to rob a gold shipment to Fort Knox.

Federal agents and state police surround the area while Tiny flies overhead in a blimp, listening for more calls from Mary.

(Cast list as per AFI film database)[1] [1] Critic Mae Tinée of the Chicago Tribune wrote: "'Behind the Headlines' has considerable in the way of story originality, and there are stretches when it is pretty fast and exciting.

"[3] Reviewer John L. Scott of the Los Angeles Times remarked that although Behind the Headlines was shorter than average features, it offered suspense and novelty.