The Murder Man

1935

69 min

7.0

Ends at

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.

Budget

$0

Genre

Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller

Director

Tim Whelan

Country

United States of America

Cast & Crew

Spencer Tracy

Virginia Bruce

Lionel Atwill

Harvey Stephens

Robert Barrat

James Stewart

William Collier Sr.

Bobby Watson

William Demarest

John Sheehan

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The Murder Man

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.

  • Spencer Tracy

  • Virginia Bruce

  • Lionel Atwill

  • Harvey Stephens

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