Norman Reilly Raine (1894–1971)

Substance: How Emile Zola became a famous writer and political gadfly, was persuaded to support Albert Dreyfus when convicted of treason, and ultimately triumphed despite personal disasters. (Reviews available on-line).
As mentioned by others, the producers managed to do the whole famous drama without once mentioning that Dreyfus was scapegoated because he was a Jew.
Style: Morality play in the style of the time, but a well-done portrait of Zola. Muni as Zola really does an excellent job, and show more the director uses some nice business. show less

The unhistorical adventures of pirate Captain Kidd revolve around treasure and treachery.

2025 movie #66. 1940. Cagney plays an army recruit who is a screwup in training camp and, when the bullets start flying, is also a coward. But he pulls it together in the last reel saving his comrades. Features some real people like Father Duffy and Joyce Kilmer.

The biopic of the famous French muckraking writer and his involvement in fighting the injustice of the Dreyfuss Affair. (From IMDb)