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    Five Star Final

    1931 · Crime drama · 1h 29m

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  1. Cast. Production. Box office. Awards and honors. References. External links. Five Star Final is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film about the excesses of tabloid journalism directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Edward G. Robinson, Aline MacMahon (in her screen debut) and Boris Karloff.

  2. Five Star Final: Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. With Edward G. Robinson, Marian Marsh, H.B. Warner, Anthony Bushell. The City Editor of a sleazy tabloid goes against his own journalistic ethics to resurrect a twenty year old murder case... with tragic results.

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    • Crime, Drama
    • Mervyn LeRoy
    • 1931-09-26
  3. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. To increase newsstand sales, "New York Evening Gazette" managing editor Joseph Randall (Edward G. Robinson) is pushed to revive a 20-year-old murder case involving ...

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    • Edward G. Robinson
    • Mervyn Leroy
    • Crime, Drama
  4. Five Star Final (1931) - Turner Classic Movies. 1h 29m 1931. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. An unscrupulous newspaper editor searches for headlines at any cost. Cast & Crew. Read More. Mervyn Leroy. Director. Edward G. Robinson. [Joseph W.] Randall. Marian Marsh.

  5. Dec 2, 2003 · Five Star Final is perhaps the darkest in the cycle of journalist-themed films produced in Hollywood during the early 1930s . The central character, a self-destructive tabloid newspaper editor named Randall (Edward G. Robinson), manufactures so much enthusiasm for an assignment to dredge up the Nancy Voorhees case for a sure-fire hit serial ...

  6. Robinson is more than adequate as the editor persuaded to boost circulation by reviving an old scandal, with tragic results ending in a double suicide. But with the victims coming on like ...

  7. Five Star Final is a 1931 American crime drama movie directed by Mervyn LeRoy and was based on the 1930 play of the same name by Louis Weitzenkorn. It stars Edward G. Robinson, Aline MacMahon, Boris Karloff, H.B. Warner, Anthony Bushell, Oscar Apfel and was distributed by Warner Bros..

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