Five Star Final (1931)
Country: US
Technical: bw 89m
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, H.B. Warner, Marian Marsh, Frances Starr
Synopsis:
An unscrupulous newspaper owner hungry for a big scoop pressures his editor into resurrecting an old murder case and sending a reporter into the home of the now reformed defendant to dig up some dirt on her.
Review:
A potent drama around journalistic ethics and sleaze, with Robinson bringing range to the part of the conflicted newpaperman.
Country: US
Technical: bw 89m
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, H.B. Warner, Marian Marsh, Frances Starr
Synopsis:
An unscrupulous newspaper owner hungry for a big scoop pressures his editor into resurrecting an old murder case and sending a reporter into the home of the now reformed defendant to dig up some dirt on her.
Review:
A potent drama around journalistic ethics and sleaze, with Robinson bringing range to the part of the conflicted newpaperman.
Country: US
Technical: bw 89m
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, H.B. Warner, Marian Marsh, Frances Starr
Synopsis:
An unscrupulous newspaper owner hungry for a big scoop pressures his editor into resurrecting an old murder case and sending a reporter into the home of the now reformed defendant to dig up some dirt on her.
Review:
A potent drama around journalistic ethics and sleaze, with Robinson bringing range to the part of the conflicted newpaperman.