Crime Drama 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
George Chandler
Sol Hertzberger
James Flavin
Policeman at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)
Spencer Tracy
Steven 'Steve' Grey
William Demarest
'Red' Maguire
Stanley Andrews
Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Harry Tyler
Doc Warren (uncredited)
Harvey Stephens
Henry Mander
Lionel Atwill
Captain Cole
Virginia Bruce
Mary Shannon
Charles Trowbridge
District Attorney (uncredited)
Robert Warwick
Colville
Fuzzy Knight
'Buck' Hawkins
Al Bridge
Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited)
Robert Barrat
Robins
Edward Keane
Joe - Editor (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
Howard Hickman
Howard Jennings (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Bartender Questioned by Shorty (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz
James Spencer Halford (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Warden's Secretary (uncredited)
Lucien Littlefield
Rafferty
John Sheehan
Sweeney
Charles Coleman
Doorman (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Man at Defense Table (uncredited)
Bobby Watson
Carey Booth
Lita Chevret
Clara - Robins' Secretary (uncredited)
Francis X. Bushman Jr.
Pendleton
William Collier Sr.
'Pop' Grey
Louise Henry
Lillian Hopper
Joe Irving
Tony
Jeanie Roberts
Mabel (uncredited)

Your rating