Nothing Sacred (1937) Carole Lombard, Fredric March | Faking Fate: When News Becomes Nonsense!

YOU LITTLE LOW-DOWN, DOUBLE-CROSSING FAKE... I love you! An eccentric woman learns she is not dying of radium poisoning as earlier assumed, but when she meets a reporter looking for a story, she feigns sickness again for her own profit. It is an all time classic satire about media-generated fame, and fake news. Director: William A. Wellman Writers: Ben Hecht, James Street Stars: Carole Lombard, Fredric March, Charles Winninger Genre: Classics, Cult Film, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance This film is available with English, Italian & Spanish audio options. 00:00 Full movie 02:45 A reporter named Wallace Cook tries to redeem himself by finding a big story about a girl named Hazel Flagg 10:38 A newspaperman visits a small town in search of Hazel Flagg, but encounters resistance from the locals. 16:52 Hazel is grateful to Enoch for saving her life and is offered a trip to New York by Wallace Cook. 21:20 Hazel Flagg is excited about her upcoming trip to New York, but worries about being used as a guinea pig for scientists and the fake wrestlers in town. 30:17 Hazel Flagg attends a show and reflects on her impending death. 38:52 Hazel plans to commit suicide to save herself and Wally from being exposed as frauds. 46:37 Hazel Flagg is believed to have committed suicide, but she is actually alive and hiding with Wallace Cook. 53:46 Oliver discovers that Hazel Flagg is a fraud and is not actually dying. 59:31 A man named Max is trying to get a sick girl back to the office as ordered, while dealing with his brother Moe and the boss Oliver Stone. 1:03:53 A woman fakes an illness to get out of going to jail, but her plan backfires when her boyfriend catches on. 1:09:09 Hazel Flagg fakes her illness and causes chaos in the town. ‪@CultCinemaClassics‬    • Members-only videos