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

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