The Murder Man (1935)
He knows the truth BUT HE CAN'T TALK!
69 min
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.
- Release date
- July 12, 1935
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Spencer Tracy as Steve Grey
- James Stewart as 'Shorty'
- Virginia Bruce as Mary Shannon
- Lionel Atwill as Captain Cole
- Harvey Stephens as Henry Mander
- Robert Barrat as Hal Robins - Newspaper Editor
- William Collier Sr. as 'Pop' Grey
- Bobby Watson as Carey Booth
- William Demarest as 'Red' Maguire
- John Sheehan as Sweeney
Crew
- Tim Whelan · Director
- Tim Whelan · Writer
- John C. Higgins · Writer
- Guy Bolton · Writer
- Harry Rapf · Producer
- William Axt · Composer
- Lester White · Cinematographer
- James E. Newcom · Editor