The Hollywood Reporter (film)

The Hollywood Reporter is a 1926 American silent crime drama film directed by Bruce Mitchell and starring Frank Merrill, Peggy Montgomery and Charles K. French.

Synopsis
Corrupt city boss Hymie During, running for election, tries to gain the support of the editor of the Hollywood Morning Express by blackmailing him over time he had once served in prison. The editor gets his top reporter Billy Hudson, who is in love with his daughter, to try and dig up evidence against During.

Cast

 * Frank Merrill as Billy Hudson
 * Charles K. French as Basil Manning
 * Peggy Montgomery as	Lois Manning
 * William T. Hayes as 	Dell Crossley
 * Jack Richardson as Hymie During
 * Violet Schram as 	Margaret Latham