Sep 26, 1931
89 min
Full-HD

Five Star Final (1931)

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.

Category

Crime Drama

Country

United States of America

Companies

The Vitaphone Corporation First National Pictures

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

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