Five Star Final
Five Star Final

Movie·1931·1h 29m

Five Star Final

A picture as sensational as its subject!

Directed By

Mervyn LeRoy

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

Searching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.

Written By

Byron Morgan

Producer

Hal B. Wallis

Cinematography

Sol Polito

Editor

Frank Ware

Themes

pressbased on play or musicalnewspaper mannewspaper editorpre-codefemale journalistbreach of promisesensationalismaccused of murdercrime serialtabloid journalismnewspaper headline

Production House

The Vitaphone Corporation
First National Pictures

Audience Score

66%

46 votes

Skip11%
Timepass27%
Go for it38%
Perfection24%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

Joseph W. Randall

Marian Marsh

Marian Marsh

Jenny Townsend

H.B. Warner

H.B. Warner

Michael Townsend

Anthony Bushell

Anthony Bushell

Phillip Weeks

George E. Stone

George E. Stone

Ziggie Feinstein

Frances Starr

Frances Starr

Nancy (Voorhees) Townsend

Ona Munson

Ona Munson

Kitty Carmody

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

T. Vernon Isopod

Aline MacMahon

Aline MacMahon

Miss Taylor

Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

Bernard Hinchecliffe

Purnell Pratt

Purnell Pratt

Robert French

Robert Elliott

Robert Elliott

R.J. Brannegan

Polly Walters

Polly Walters

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

James P. Burtis

James P. Burtis

Richard Carlyle

Frank Darien

Frank Darien

James Donlan

James Donlan

Evelyn Hall

Evelyn Hall

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Crew

Mervyn LeRoy

Mervyn LeRoy

Director

Hal B. Wallis

Hal B. Wallis

Producer

Sol Polito

Director of Photography

Frank Ware

Editor

Byron Morgan

Screenplay

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