The Murder Man (1935)
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.
Director:
Tim Whelan
Writers:
John C. Higgins, Tim Whelan.
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Spencer Tracy as Steven 'Steve' Grey |
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Virginia Bruce as Mary Shannon |
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Lionel Atwill as Captain Cole |
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Harvey Stephens as Henry Mander |
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Robert Barrat as Robins |
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James Stewart as Shorty |
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William Collier Sr. as 'Pop' Grey |
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Bobby Watson as Carey Booth |
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William Demarest as 'Red' Maguire |
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John Sheehan as Sweeney |
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Lucien Littlefield as Rafferty |
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George Chandler as Sol Hertzberger |
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Fuzzy Knight as 'Buck' Hawkins |
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Louise Henry as Lillian Hopper |
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Robert Warwick as Colville |
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Joe Irving as Tony |
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Francis X. Bushman Jr. as Pendleton |
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Lita Chevret as Clara - Robins' Secretary (uncredited) |
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Jeanie Roberts as Mabel (uncredited) |
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Theodore von Eltz as James Spencer Halford (uncredited) |
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Howard Hickman as Howard Jennings (uncredited) |
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Selmer Jackson as Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited) |
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Al Bridge as Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited) |
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Heinie Conklin as Warden's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Edward Keane as Joe - Editor (uncredited) |
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Stanley Andrews as Police Commissioner (uncredited) |
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Cyril Ring as Man at Defense Table (uncredited) |
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Charles Trowbridge as District Attorney (uncredited) |
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Harry Tyler as Doc Warren (uncredited) |
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James Flavin as Policeman at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited) |
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Wilbur Mack as Bartender Questioned by Shorty (uncredited) |
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Charles Coleman as Doorman (uncredited) |
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Irving Bacon as Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited) |
| Writing | John C. Higgins | Screenplay |
| Writing | Tim Whelan | Screenplay |
| Directing | Tim Whelan | Director |
| Editing | James E. Newcom | Editor |
| Sound | William Axt | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Harry Rapf | Producer |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Camera | Lester White | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Herman J. Mankiewicz | Writer |
