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The Murder Man

1935 • 1h9m Crime, Drama, Thriller

Rating

6.9/10

Popularity

1

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.

Details

Director

Tim Whelan

Screenplay

Tim Whelan

John C. Higgins

Herman J. Mankiewicz

Cast

Spencer Tracy

Virginia Bruce

Lionel Atwill

Release date

7/12/1935

Status

Released

Origin country

US

Vote count

13