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Drama
Crime

Overview

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.

Keywords

female journalist
based on play or musical
accused of murder
newspaper man
pre-code
press
newspaper editor
sensationalism
crime serial
tabloid journalism
breach of promise
newspaper headline

Details

Status: Released
Release date: September 26, 1931
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: The Vitaphone Corporation,First National Pictures
Cast: Edward G. Robinson,Marian Marsh,H.B. Warner,Anthony Bushell,George E. Stone,Frances Starr,Ona Munson,Boris Karloff,Aline MacMahon,Oscar Apfeland 15 more
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Writer: Louis Weitzenkorn,Byron Morgan,Robert Lord
Producer: Hal B. Wallis
Cinematography: Sol Polito
Budget: $310,000
Revenue: $822,000
IMDb: tt0021873