Five Star Final (1931)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $310,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $822,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.591 |
Directed By
Mervyn LeRoy
Crew
Hal B. Wallis
Frank Ware
Mervyn LeRoy
Sol Polito
Louis Weitzenkorn
Robert Lord
Byron Morgan
Jack Okey
Gordon Hollingshead
Earl Luick
TOP CAST
Edward G. Robinson
Joseph W. Randall
Marian Marsh
Jenny Townsend
H.B. Warner
Michael Townsend
Anthony Bushell
Phillip Weeks
George E. Stone
Ziggie Feinstein
Frances Starr
Nancy (Voorhees) Townsend
Ona Munson
Kitty Carmody
Boris Karloff
T. Vernon Isopod
Aline MacMahon
Miss Taylor
Oscar Apfel
Bernard Hinchecliffe
Purnell Pratt
Robert French
Robert Elliott
R.J. Brannegan
Polly Walters
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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