I’m veering off my normal documentary reviews with this one.
It’s a drama about a murder and a cub reporter—but for three glorious minutes, this Frank Capra film becomes a love letter to old-school journalism.
Giant presses roar, hot lead sizzles, and deadlines don’t wait—because in 1928, news really moved.
It’s at the 15 min. mark.
And it’s a superb description of the newspaper production process circa the late 1920s.
Thanks to the team at Exaudi for pointing this out in The Resistance of the Truth of the Person .
Watch The Power of the Press for Free
I found 2 places to watch “The Power of the Press” for free:
On YouTube (I’ve included the exact start time):
and on Archive.org:
I think it’s a solid film even if you don’t like the 3 minutes of documentary stuff.
Thanks for reading!
Rob Kelly, Chief Maniac, Daily Doc