Romantic comedy

Love Is News (1937): Cast & Plot

Name: Love Is News
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Released: 1937-02-26
Duration: 1 h 17 min
Cast: Loretta Young, Tyrone Power, Don Ameche, George Sanders, Slim Summerville

Love Is News is a 1937 romantic comedy directed by Tay Garnett, starring Loretta Young as Tony Gateson, Tyrone Power and Don Ameche. It runs 1 hour 17 minutes.

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Released: February 26, 1937
Runtime: 1h 17m (77 min)
Director: Tay Garnett
Genres: Romance , Comedy
Original language: English
Studio: 20th Century Fox
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Love Is News About?

The premise of Love Is News without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

TYRONE, a crafty reporter, pretends to investigate heiress Tony Gateson but she outwits him by announcing they’re engaged. The false romance makes him front‑page news, floods his door with salesmen, and costs him his job. A cascade of misadventures follows as he regains and loses work, confronts his ex‑fiancé, and navigates the chaotic fallout.

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Cast & crew

Love Is News Cast & Characters

Loretta Young leads the cast as Tony Gateson, with Tyrone Power as Steve Leyton and Don Ameche as Martin J. Canavan. Directed by Tay Garnett; 71 actors are credited in all.

Director Tay Garnett

Loretta Young as Tony Gateson
Tyrone Power as Steve Leyton
Don Ameche as Martin J. Canavan
George Sanders as Count Andre de Guyon

Also Starring in Love Is News

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Slim Summerville Judge Hart
Elisha Cook Jr. Egbert Eggleston
Walter Catlett Eddie Johnson
Paul McVey Alvord
Larry Steers Salesman (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan Salesman (uncredited)
Wade Boteler Cop (uncredited)
Lester Dorr Salesman (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler Cop (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey Cop (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing Motorcycle Officer
Harry Hayden Salesman (uncredited)
Charles Coleman Bevins
Jack Mulhall Yacht Salesman (uncredited)
Jane Darwell Mrs. Flaherty
John Dilson Clerk (uncredited)

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Edwin Maxwell Kenyon
Charles Williams Joe Brady
Sherry Hall Salesman (uncredited)
Sam Ash Tailor (uncredited)
George Humbert Mike Allegretti
Lynn Bari 'Babe' - Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Charles King Salesman (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell Cop (uncredited)
Margaret Bert Woman on street (uncredited)
Charles Tannen Reporter (uncredited)
Davison Clark Print Shop Foreman (uncredited)
Frank Conroy A.G. Findlay
George Offerman, Jr. Copy Boy (uncredited)
Jack Baxley Deputy (uncredited)
Joe Ploski Reporter at Airport (uncredited)
Dorothy Christy Boardinghouse Beauty (uncredited)
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Man Getting Marriage License (uncredited)
Frederick Burton J.D. Jones
Gladden James Salesman (uncredited)
Harry Depp Salesman (uncredited)
Dot Farley Woman Wanting Steve's Autograph (uncredited)
Dudley Digges Cyrus Jeffrey
Julius Tannen Logan
Herbert Ashley Airport Gateman (uncredited)
Stepin Fetchit Penrod
Richard Powell Insurance Salesman (uncredited)
Etta McDaniel Woman Getting Marriage License (uncredited)
Arthur Rankin Reporter (uncredited)
Harry Watson Newsboy (uncredited)
Carlton Griffin Desk Man (uncredited)
A.S. Byron Cop (uncredited)
Art Dupuis Tony's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Edward Cooper Tony's Butler (uncredited)
Jack Byron Reporter (uncredited)
Leonard Kibrick Newsboy (uncredited)
Antonio Filauri Head Waiter (uncredited)
Lillian West Marie - Maid in Tony's Bathroom (uncredited)
Maidel Turner Dowager Visiting Jail (uncredited)
Alan Davis Pilot (uncredited)
Dick French Reporter (uncredited)
Pauline Moore Lois Westcott
Ray Johnson Reporter (uncredited)
Paddy O'Flynn Salesman (uncredited)
Carol Tevis Tessie
Sterling Campbell Reporter (uncredited)
Joe Smith Marba Carpenter (uncredited)
Sid Fields Reporter (uncredited)
Babe Green Salesman (uncredited)
Paul Frawley Reporter (uncredited)
Al Jenson Reporter (uncredited)
Mugsy Meyers Gambler (uncredited)

From the director

More from Tay Garnett

More films directed by Tay Garnett, best-rated first: The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Delta Factor, Cattle King and The Black Knight.

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Plot

Love Is News Plot Summary

What happens in Love Is News from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Steve Leyton, [Tyrone Power], a tenacious newspaper reporter who works for Martin Canavan, goes after the wealthy heiress Antoinette “Tony” Gateson, [Loretta Young], hoping for an exclusive scoop. The stories he pens paint Tony in a vivid, headlines-grabbing light, and his relentless coverage earns her the nickname Tin Can Countess in his articles. Tony, ever wary of the press, is not amused by the attention and, in a bold public move, announces to the press that she is engaged to Steve. The twist is that she already has a fiancé in place—Count Andre de Guyon, [George Sanders]—and this public engagement only deepens the media frenzy and testy dynamic between the two.

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