...it's like TV Tropes, but LINKED DATA!

The Power of the Press

88 statements
16 feature instances
2 referencing feature instances

The Power of the Press	type	TVTItem
The Power of the Press	label	The Power of the Press
The Power of the Press	page	ThePowerOfThePress
The Power of the Press	comment	The Power of the Press is a 1928 film directed by Frank Capra, starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Jobyna Ralston, and Mildred Harris.Clem Rogers (Fairbanks) is a cub reporter at a big-city newspaper. He is green as green can be, writing up weather reports, badgering his editor for real assignments that are not forthcoming. He gets a huge break when the district attorney is murdered on an evening where Clem is the only reporter in the newsroom. Clem makes his way to the crime scene only to spot an attractive woman climbing out of the building. A helpful passerby named Van tells Clem that the woman is Jane Atwill (Ralston), daughter of one of the candidates in a mayoral election that is only two days away. What Clem doesn't know is that Van is a Mook in the employ of Blake, the other candidate for mayor. Blake is a crook and has lots of secrets, including Marie Weston (Harris), his moll, who knows way too much.The Power of the Press was a step up for Capra, who had started out making comedies with Harry Langdon and would soon go on to bigger and better things. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was only 18 years old and enjoying one of his first leading roles; he would soon follow in his father's footsteps and become a huge star. Ralston and Harris were both known for their association with silent screen comedians. Harris was Charlie Chaplin's first wife; she'd had a decent acting career that came to a halt with talkies. Ralston is best remembered as Harold Lloyd's leading lady for most of his best films. She left Lloyd's company and made a stab at a career of her own, appearing in this film as well as Wings, but her career also ground to a quick halt with the arrival of talking films.No connection to the 1943 crime film Power of the Press (note the lack of the definite article).
The Power of the Press	fetched	2023-09-02T12:58:23Z
The Power of the Press	parsed	2023-09-02T12:58:23Z
The Power of the Press	isPartOf	DBTropes
The Power of the Press / int_1c3d047e	type	The Rival
The Power of the Press / int_1c3d047e	comment	The Rival: Bill, an older, fatter, and more experienced reporter. Bill takes delight in tripping Clem in the office, he tries to steal Clem's story about the DA's murder, and he literally does a dance of joy when Clem is fired and booted out of the newsroom.
The Power of the Press / int_1c3d047e	featureApplicability	1.0
The Power of the Press / int_1c3d047e	featureConfidence	1.0
The Power of the Press	hasFeature	The Power of the Press / int_1c3d047e
The Power of the Press / int_281de59f	type	Extremely Short Timespan
The Power of the Press / int_281de59f	comment	Extremely Short Timespan: Two days, tops, given that the movie starts with two days before the election and it ends with the election not having happened yet (the paper says Atwill's election is "assured").
The Power of the Press / int_281de59f	featureApplicability	1.0
The Power of the Press / int_281de59f	featureConfidence	1.0
The Power of the Press	hasFeature	The Power of the Press / int_281de59f
The Power of the Press / int_2d363f63	type	Frame-Up
The Power of the Press / int_2d363f63	comment	Frame-Up: Van tries to pin the murder of the DA on Jane, or at least throw suspicion long enough to tip the election to his boss, Blake.
The Power of the Press / int_2d363f63	featureApplicability	1.0
The Power of the Press / int_2d363f63	featureConfidence	1.0
The Power of the Press	hasFeature	The Power of the Press / int_2d363f63
The Power of the Press / int_43a831db	type	Epic Tracking Shot
The Power of the Press / int_43a831db	comment	Epic Tracking Shot: A striking tracking shot follows Van to the door of an office. Van opens the door. The camera enters first, and then spins 180 degrees to capture Van again as he enters the office.
The Power of the Press / int_43a831db	featureApplicability	1.0
The Power of the Press / int_43a831db	featureConfidence	1.0
The Power of the Press	hasFeature	The Power of the Press / int_43a831db
The Power of the Press / int_502b147b	type	Playing Drunk
The Power of the Press / int_502b147b	comment	Playing Drunk: Clem gets the folder that the DA gave to Jane. He finds Van at a nightclub and pretends to be drunk while letting Van get a look at the folder. Afterwards Clem retrieves the folder, and he and Jane note that the picture of Marie Weston was the one thing that Van took.
The Power of the Press / int_502b147b	featureApplicability	1.0
The Power of the Press / int_502b147b	featureConfidence	1.0
The Power of the Press	hasFeature	The Power of the Press / int_502b147b
The Power of the Press / int_53c9fc92	type	Flashback
The Power of the Press / int_53c9fc92	comment	Flashback: A couple. One flashback illustrates the story that Jane told to the police. Then a second flashback when she's telling Clem includes the detail that she left out when talking to the cops: the folder that the DA passed her.
The Power of the Press / int_53c9fc92	featureApplicability	1.0
The Power of the Press / int_53c9fc92	featureConfidence	1.0
The Power of the Press	hasFeature	The Power of the Press / int_53c9fc92
The Power of the Press / int_59907e4f	type	Police Are Useless
The Power of the Press / int_59907e4f	comment	Police Are Useless: There are cops already at the crime scene, standing by the corpse and guarding the front door, preventing Clem from getting in. But nobody bothers to search the house or post a guard by the back window, which is how Jane is able to climb out and escape.
The Power of the Press / int_59907e4f	featureApplicability	1.0
The Power of the Press / int_59907e4f	featureConfidence	1.0
The Power of the Press	hasFeature	The Power of the Press / int_59907e4f
The Power of the Press / int_5f52cfcf	type	Intrepid Reporter
The Power of the Press / int_5f52cfcf	comment	Intrepid Reporter: Trope Maker? Clem goes to great length to get his story, eventually capturing Van and then escaping from all the other mooks before delivering Van to the newsroom.
The Power of the Press / int_5f52cfcf	featureApplicability	1.0
The Power of the Press / int_5f52cfcf	featureConfidence	1.0
The Power of the Press	hasFeature	The Power of the Press / int_5f52cfcf
The Power of the Press / int_bd5e9702	type	His Name Is...
The Power of the Press / int_bd5e9702	comment	His Name Is...: The mortally wounded DA manages to tell Jane that the folder has evidence against Blake, but doesn't tell her what it is, leaving Jane and Clem to figure that out.
The Power of the Press / int_bd5e9702	featureApplicability	1.0
The Power of the Press / int_bd5e9702	featureConfidence	1.0
The Power of the Press	hasFeature	The Power of the Press / int_bd5e9702
The Power of the Press / int_c5b47b36	type	Offscreen Moment of Awesome
The Power of the Press / int_c5b47b36	comment	Offscreen Moment of Awesome: Probably not intentionally so. But the surviving print runs only 63 minutes. Close to the end of the film, Van has the drop on Clem and Marie, pointing a gun at them. There's a sudden blink to a car outside, and then a Jump Cut back to the house—where Van is Bound and Gagged and Marie has the gun. This is almost definitely due to deterioration of the original film negative.
The Power of the Press / int_c5b47b36	featureApplicability	1.0
The Power of the Press / int_c5b47b36	featureConfidence	1.0
The Power of the Press	hasFeature	The Power of the Press / int_c5b47b36
The Power of the Press / int_ca87e3ec	type	No Name Given
The Power of the Press / int_ca87e3ec	comment	No Name Given: Da Editor never gets one.
The Power of the Press / int_ca87e3ec	featureApplicability	1.0
The Power of the Press / int_ca87e3ec	featureConfidence	1.0
The Power of the Press	hasFeature	The Power of the Press / int_ca87e3ec
The Power of the Press / int_da650ce1	type	I'm Dying, Please Take My MacGuffin
The Power of the Press / int_da650ce1	comment	I'm Dying, Please Take My MacGuffin: The DA was about to hand over the folder anyway when he got shot. He still manages to hand it to Jane and tell her it has important evidence before croaking.
The Power of the Press / int_da650ce1	featureApplicability	1.0
The Power of the Press / int_da650ce1	featureConfidence	1.0
The Power of the Press	hasFeature	The Power of the Press / int_da650ce1
The Power of the Press / int_dc579c91	type	Contrived Coincidence
The Power of the Press / int_dc579c91	comment	Contrived Coincidence: Clem just happens to run into Van in a public park. Van's suspicious behavior (including reaching for his gun) when Clem greets him leads to Clem following Van, finding out the link to Blake, and unspooling the whole mystery.
The Power of the Press / int_dc579c91	featureApplicability	1.0
The Power of the Press / int_dc579c91	featureConfidence	1.0
The Power of the Press	hasFeature	The Power of the Press / int_dc579c91
The Power of the Press / int_e933b1f7	type	Follow That Car
The Power of the Press / int_e933b1f7	comment	Follow That Car: "Follow that girl!" says Clem to a cabbie when he sees Jane getting away in another cab.
The Power of the Press / int_e933b1f7	featureApplicability	1.0
The Power of the Press / int_e933b1f7	featureConfidence	1.0
The Power of the Press	hasFeature	The Power of the Press / int_e933b1f7
The Power of the Press / int_f641252f	type	Da Editor
The Power of the Press / int_f641252f	comment	Da Editor: Clem's is the standard-issue gruff, barking editor. He insults Clem's reporting skills and doesn't give him an assignment until he has no other choice, and he fires Clem when Clem tries to get him to yank the story to be nice to Mary. But he does back up Clem when Clem's rival Bill tries to steal the story.
The Power of the Press / int_f641252f	featureApplicability	1.0
The Power of the Press / int_f641252f	featureConfidence	1.0
The Power of the Press	hasFeature	The Power of the Press / int_f641252f
The Power of the Press / int_name	type	ItemName
The Power of the Press / int_name	comment
The Power of the Press / int_name	featureApplicability	1.0
The Power of the Press / int_name	featureConfidence	1.0
The Power of the Press	hasFeature	The Power of the Press / int_name
The Power of the Press / int_name	itemName	The Power of the Press

The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.

	The Power of the Press	hasFeature	His Name Is... / int_d6c47877
	The Power of the Press	hasFeature	I'm Dying, Please Take My MacGuffin / int_d6c47877

Copyright of DBTropes.org wrapper 2009-2013 DFKI Knowledge Management. Imprint. - Thanks to Bakken&Baeck for hosting. Contact.
Copyright of data TVTropes.org contributors under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.