Okay, America! Explained

Okay, America!
Director:Tay Garnett
Producer:Carl Laemmle, Jr.
Starring:Lew Ayres
Maureen O'Sullivan
Louis Calhern
Edward Arnold
Akim Tamiroff
Music:Alfred Newman
Cinematography:William H. Daniels
Editing:Arthur Charles Miller
Distributor:Universal Pictures
Runtime:78 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Okay, America! (sometimes referred to as Okay America) is a 1932 American Pre-Code film, about a gossip columnist's rise to fame, based closely on the real life of Walter Winchell. Directed by Tay Garnett, the film stars Lew Ayres and Maureen O'Sullivan.[1]

Plot

Larry Wayne is gossip columnist for a New York newspaper, Daily Blade, and he also is the host of a radio program called "Okay, America". When Ruth Drake, the daughter of wealthy politician, is kidnapped, Jones, the chief editor of the Daily Blade chooses Wayne to cover the story.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFICatalog . 2024-02-15 . catalog.afi.com.