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

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