Crime Drama Romance Thriller
Steve Grey, reporter for the Daily Star, has a habit of scooping all the other papers in town. When Henry Mander is investigated for the murder of his shady business partner, Grey is one step ahead of the police to the extent that he often dictates his story in advance of its actual occurrence. He leads the police through an 'open and shut' case resulting in Mander being tried, convicted and sentenced to death. Columnist Mary Shannon is in love with Steve but she sees him struggle greatly with his last story before Mander's execution. When she starts typing out the story from his recorded dictation, she realizes why.
Directed by
Tim Whelan
Written by
Herman J. Mankiewicz
James Stewart
Shorty
Spencer Tracy
Steven 'Steve' Grey
William Demarest
'Red' Maguire
George Chandler
Sol Hertzberger
James Flavin
Policeman at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Lionel Atwill
Captain Cole
Irving Bacon
Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)
Robert Warwick
Colville
Harry Tyler
Doc Warren (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge
District Attorney (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
Harvey Stephens
Henry Mander
Robert Barrat
Robins
Lucien Littlefield
Rafferty
Charles Coleman
Doorman (uncredited)
Fuzzy Knight
'Buck' Hawkins
John Sheehan
Sweeney
Theodore von Eltz
James Spencer Halford (uncredited)
Virginia Bruce
Mary Shannon
Al Bridge
Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited)
Francis X. Bushman Jr.
Pendleton
Heinie Conklin
Warden's Secretary (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Joe - Editor (uncredited)
Lita Chevret
Clara - Robins' Secretary (uncredited)
Howard Hickman
Howard Jennings (uncredited)
Bobby Watson
Carey Booth
Wilbur Mack
Bartender Questioned by Shorty (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Man at Defense Table (uncredited)
Louise Henry
Lillian Hopper
William Collier Sr.
'Pop' Grey
Joe Irving
Tony
Jeanie Roberts
Mabel (uncredited)

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